BISMARCK– The North Dakota University System has announced a partnership entitled the “mountains and plains university development alliance,” including 11 universities from five states, in order to boost the area’s capability to support and bring in the growth of high tech innovation and industry.The partnership, which includes UND and North Dakota State, includes universities from North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. NDUS Chancellor Mark Hagerott, who
oversees the state’s 11 organizations of higher knowing, praised the collaboration as a method to collectively improve the region’s financial vitality.”This is a paradigm shift for research study and specifically
development associated to digital technology, “Hagerott said in a press release.” It will help diversify the area and economy by achieving scale in a way that the individual states may not achieve acting alone.”UND President Andrew Armacost said the combined research study capabilities of the 11
partner institutions will positively serve both the region and country.”The spirit of research, innovation and drive that exists among the professors and staff in
this five-state alliance is just extraordinary, “stated Armacost.”There’s no better group to attend to the innovative innovation opportunities in our rural states than the incredible universities in this area. This cooperation will advance our country’s interests in extensive ways.”David Cook, president of NDSU, praised his organization’s dedication to broadening scholarship in technological fields.” We are proud to be partners in producing the technological solutions that our country requires now and into the future,
“Cook said.”Our state has actually currently taken advantage of the relationships of this alliance through the new NDSU-led National Science Structure Great Plains I-Corps Hub, which will train business owners to take research concepts to market. I applaud Colleen Fitzgerald, NDSU vice president for research and innovative activity, for her work in developing both the alliance and the Hub. “Among the collaboration’s mentioned objectives is to enhance technological education and innovation in traditionally underserved rural neighborhoods. Amongst
these underserved neighborhoods, according to the aforementioned news release, are tribal colleges.The member universities of this alliance have already conducted research study in fields including autonomous systems, advanced products science, quantum computing, forest and rangeland management, cybersecurity and predictive and accuracy farming.