Sustainable Polygeneration for Communities Initiative
A project funded by the Queen Elizabeth Scholars program, focusing on renewable energy and resilience-building in the face of climate change through global partnerships and community empowerment.
Project Overview
Concordia University’s Sustainable Polygeneration for Communities Initiative has been selected as one of the Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) programs. Designed to empower the next generation of global leaders, the initiative focuses on renewable energy and resilience-building in the face of climate change.
Concordia’s Sustainable Polygeneration for Communities Initiative includes:
- Global exchanges: 10 international scholars will spend several months at Concordia, while 10 Canadian students will undertake fieldwork in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
- Experiential learning: Activities include designing renewable energy solutions, understanding sustainable land use from Indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest and working on community energy projects.
- Impact-driven focus: Scholars will address biodiversity conservation, economic impacts of climate change and renewable energy integration while strengthening resilience in local communities.
Concordia’s Queen Elizabeth Scholars will tackle climate challenges through global partnerships
Collaborating Countries
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Mexico
Do you have questions?
For questions about the Queen Elizabeth Scholars, get in touch.
Michael Bossert
Manager, Strategy, Innovation and Outreach, Next-Generation Cities Institute
michael.bossert@concordia.ca
