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What is Agility?

Agility is a multidisciplinary program at the University of Lethbridge that fosters an environment of creative discovery and innovation. Agility nurtures entrepreneurial thinking through training and supports for early-start entrepreneurs, as well as assisting with commercialization of research to market. The program is 100% donor and grant funded, which allows Agility to grow in multiple areas that reflect the passions and visions of our donors.

The Innovation Zone provides University of Lethbridge students and employees access to emerging technologies and other high-tech makerspace equipment, as well as offering workshops, hackathons, and events. The goal of this space is to provide our students and University community with hands on learning experiences to help them develop skills in creativity, problem solving, resilience, and adaptability to allow them to keep pace with an evolving labour market.

Agility builds on the strong foundation of a liberal education while preparing students for life and careers in the 21st century. No other post-secondary institution in Alberta has designed a comprehensive program that supports students through course work & co-curricular activities, scholarships & fellowships, as well as innovation & collaboration spaces. Agility is trans-disciplinary and is focused on providing students with an innovation toolkit that will serve their life-long endeavours, no matter what direction life takes them. Agility equips students with the skills of resilience, responsiveness, and adaptability to allow them to keep pace with an evolving labour market. Students also develop skills that help them to tolerate risk and thrive despite change or failure. The Agility program is a key pillar in the University’s Destination Project initiative and is poised to advance the position of the University of Lethbridge as a leading institution for experiential learning and preparation for life in the 21st Century. By encouraging and enabling innovation amongst our students, by connecting them to valuable resources both within and outside the university environment, and by celebrating and supporting their entrepreneurial spirit, the University of Lethbridge will continue to produce graduates who will be the leaders of tomorrow.