{"id":2,"date":"2014-09-21T17:42:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T22:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/z-rdi\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-11-04T08:56:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T14:56:12","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rural Development Institute is a research centre focused on engaging in community-based projects with rural partners and communities. The projects address topics affecting rural in order to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>support development for rural communities and regions;<\/li>\n<li>build capacity for rural communities, practitioners, researchers and partners; and<\/li>\n<li>inform policy makers on rural solutions, programs and planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"new-column-box  1-DENOM count-3\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">The BCDI: 2030 Scholarship Project<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout 2023, faculty from the Brandon University\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rural-development\/\">Department of Rural Development<\/a>\u00a0and the Rural Development Institute have been collaborating with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knust.edu.gh\/\">Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology<\/a>\u00a0(KNUST),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/univcan.ca\/\">Universities Canada<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.international.gc.ca\/global-affairs-affaires-mondiales\/home-accueil.aspx?lang=eng\">Global Affairs Canada<\/a>\u00a0to secure International Student Scholarship Funds.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/the-bcdi-2030-scholarship-project\/\">BCDI: 2030 Project Page<\/a>\u00a0hosted through RDI to keep up to date on all project activities and updates!<\/p>\n<div class=\"new-column-box  1-DENOM count-2\"><\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  1-DENOM count-3\"><\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">The RDI eNewsletter<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discover the Rural Development Institute at Brandon University, an organization dedicated to improving the well-being of rural communities through community-based and action-focused projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Sign up to receive the RDI eNewsletters for all project updates, or review our previous eNewsletters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/publications\/rdi-newsletters-and-research-updates\/\">here!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  1-DENOM count-5\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Most Recent Publication or Media Post<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewirereport.ca\/2024\/10\/30\/funding-gaps-policy-shortfalls-keeping-rural-canada-offline-experts-say\/\">Funding gaps, policy shortfalls keeping rural Canada offline, experts say<\/a><br \/>\nBy Phalen Tynes-MacDonald, featuring Dr. Wayne Kelly<br \/>\nOctober 2024<\/p>\n<div class=\"new-column-box  1-DENOM count-5\"><\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">RDI Blog<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Check out RDI&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginingruralfutures.org\/\">Imagining Rural Futures Blog<\/a>, <span>focused on sharing the RDI team insights on digital technologies, wellness and wellbeing, community life, and community development<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rural Development Institute is a research centre focused on engaging in community-based projects with rural partners and communities. 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