{"id":103,"date":"2018-02-03T04:24:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T04:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.engr.mun.ca\/~PEOPLENETWORK\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:58:00","slug":"vision-and-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/index.php\/vision-and-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision and Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"103\" class=\"elementor elementor-103\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b15066 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b15066\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe793af\" data-id=\"fe793af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f065330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f065330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\">PEOPLE is to facilitate collaborative R&amp;D and training for providing better understanding and developing innovative engineering and managerial solutions to persistent, emerging and organic pollution in the environment.\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt;\"><em>PEOPLE (Network) develop solutions to the problems created by people.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c985b94 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c985b94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9b07f\" data-id=\"3a9b07f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8252d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8252d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\", Times;font-size: 18px\">The ultimate goals of the network are to:<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ed362e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ed362e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0764bb7\" data-id=\"0764bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f58f6 ha-card--top ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"94f58f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-card-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PEOPLE-2017-Conference-group-photo-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newsmatic-list size-newsmatic-list wp-image-17258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PEOPLE-2017-Conference-group-photo-600x400.jpg 600w, 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environments.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e79cdfe\" data-id=\"e79cdfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004a451 ha-card--top ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"004a451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-card-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lab-600x400.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newsmatic-list size-newsmatic-list wp-image-17536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lab-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lab-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lab-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-card-title\"><b>Develop Solutions<\/b><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\", Times\">Grow multidisciplinary collaborations and undertake relevant applied research for the development of innovative engineering and managerial solutions in terms of monitoring, analysis, modeling, prevention, control and remediation of PEOPs.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84ccab5\" data-id=\"84ccab5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a45ca ha-card--top ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"41a45ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-card-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oil-spill-training-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newsmatic-list size-newsmatic-list wp-image-17537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oil-spill-training-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oil-spill-training-820x545.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oil-spill-training-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oil-spill-training-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-card-title\"><b>Train Future Leaders<\/b><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\", Times\">Enhance education and training programs to yield highly-qualified workforce for employment, to support to strengthen the local economy, and to improve Canadian global competitiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7d646e\" data-id=\"a7d646e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099e170 ha-card--top ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"099e170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-card-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/action-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newsmatic-list size-newsmatic-list wp-image-17538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/action-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/action-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/action-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-card-title\"><b>Enable Action<\/b><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\", Times\">Provide knowledge and technologies to improve capabilities of government and industry in PEOP pollution prevention, control and mitigation, and to protect Canadian citizens and environments.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c401ea elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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