Reference number : GC-2008-Q2-00238, amendment number : , agreement type : Contribution, recipient legal name : University of Northern BC, recipient country : CA, recipient province : BC, recipient city : Prince George, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : IAM-Program North American Mobility in Higher Educ, program name french : MAI-Prog. mobilité nord-amér. en éduc. supérieure, program purpose english : This project will address critical issues affecting rural sustainability through the development of collaborative ties among participating institutions. The consortium partners will exchange students in several disciplines with a focus on seeking social, political, economic and technical solutions to the problems of rural communities. Included is the development of web-based courses that introduce engineering, natural science and social science students to global and local rural sustainability issues., program purpose french : Ce projet traitera des enjeux cruciaux à la viabilité des milieux ruraux en forgeant de liens de collaboration entre les établissements impliqués. Les partenaires du regroupement échangeront des étudiants de diverses disciplines en mettant l'accent sur la recherche de solutions sociales, politiques, économiques et techniques aux problèmes des communautés rurales. Le projet comprendra des cours en ligne qui initieront les étudiants en génie, en sciences naturelles et en sciences sociales., agreement title english : nan, agreement title french : nan, agreement number : 7114259, agreement value : 160000.0, agreement start date : 2008-09-16, agreement end date : nan, description english : This project will address critical issues affecting rural sustainability through the development of collaborative ties among participating institutions. The consortium partners will exchange students in several disciplines with a focus on seeking social, political, economic and technical solutions to the problems of rural communities. Included is the development of web-based courses that introduce engineering, natural science and social science students to global and local rural sustainability issues., description french : Ce projet traitera des enjeux cruciaux à la viabilité des milieux ruraux en forgeant de liens de collaboration entre les établissements impliqués. Les partenaires du regroupement échangeront des étudiants de diverses disciplines en mettant l'accent sur la recherche de solutions sociales, politiques, économiques et techniques aux problèmes des communautés rurales. Le projet comprendra des cours en ligne qui initieront les étudiants en génie, en sciences naturelles et en sciences sociales., expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : esdc-edsc, owner organization title : Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada