## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [OCAD U Enters Partnership with Michigan State University](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3309) April 9, 2025 # OCAD U Enters Partnership with Michigan State University ![CSC Director Dr. Rebecca Malouin (left), with OCAD U President and Vice-Chancellor Ana Serrano (right) sitting at a table with documents in front of them. ](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-04/1743714219362.jpg.webp?itok=cpLJy6Kl) CSC Director Dr. Rebecca Malouin (left), with OCAD U President and Vice-Chancellor Ana Serrano (right). OCAD University has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with [Michigan State University (MSU)](https://msu.edu/). OCAD U President and Vice-Chancellor Ana Serrano welcomed Dr. Rebecca Malouin, director of MSU's [Canadian Studies Center (CSC)](https://canadianstudies.isp.msu.edu/), to campus on April 3 to sign the MoU, which strengthens the relationship between the two post-secondary institutions. The schools have agreed to cooperate on projects of shared interest to benefit their respective students and faculty. The Canadian Studies Center is the longest-serving centre for the study of Canada in the United States. Dr. Malouin will act as MSU's liaison to implement the agreement. The new memorandum enables the MSU and OCAD U to collaborate on joint research, exchange students and faculty and share technical assistance. It also confirms an ongoing cooperative relationship that has included [*Faces and Traces: A Cross-Border Portrait Project*](https://www.ocadu.ca/events-and-exhibitions/faces-and-traces-cross-border-portrait-project), an exhibition of cross-border-themed portraits between OCAD U, MSU and the State University of New York College at Geneseo. The signing event was attended by Earl Provost, the Government of Ontario’s Agent-General in Chicago. ## Other Recent News [### 2026-27 Call for Funding Proposals for Student Groups that Support Creative Entrepreneurship on Campus The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites OCAD University student groups with a mandate to support entrepreneurship on campus to apply for funding for student-led initiatives that strengthen and expand the creative entrepreneurship ecosystem at OCAD U. 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