What was the QVENT Project?
In partnership with the Business + Higher Education Roundtable, and with support from the Government of Canada, the Queen’s Venture Creation, Experiential Learning & Net-Zero Training (QVENT) project was a cross-institutional initiative, led by the Experiential Learning Team within the Smith School of Business.
The purpose of the QVENT project was to prepare undergraduate students across Queen’s University as responsible leaders equipped with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to meaningfully tackle the root causes and challenges related to Canada’s transition towards a net zero economy.
Our Commitment to Net-Zero
Achieving net-zero targets is a major priority for Queen’s University, with plans to meet its net-zero goals by 2040. In the most recent 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking, Queen's University was ranked 3rd globally and 1st in Canada out of 1700 participating Universities in 117 countries. Developing future corporate, community and academic leaders in net-zero is also a priority for Queen’s University.
The QVENT project supports these student-facing sustainability goals by providing exposure to hands-on partner collaborations and learning, building net-zero businesses, as well as gaining knowledge through leading practitioners in the space.
Times Higher Education Impact RankingProject Outcomes
This case study explored how QVENT addressed the green skills needs of Canadian employers through curricular and co-curricular WIL across diverse disciplines. QVENT bypassed common challenges in program creation by using cross-institution collaboration and existing resources, as well as external partnerships with local green employers.
Learn more about the impressive results for students and businesses, and strategies you can use to leverage resources you already have to scale diverse green WILs.
QVENT Project Partners & Collaborators
Project Partners and core collaborators on the QVENT project include Queen's University faculties and Centre's, government organizations, as well as industry and community partners.
