I would say it holds true for many of the institutions that we're very focused regionally in the types of programs we deliver. The legislation that established our institution says that we were established to focus on our labour market locally. That's the talent and programs we develop and, alongside that, the applied research we deliver. For us, in advanced manufacturing and mechatronics, as I mentioned, we have not only a technical access centre but also a new institute that's focused on that. We've opened the doors on some new facilities as well to really drive it. For Manitoba specifically, that's one.
The other one I would mention is transportation. We were a very early adopter of emerging propulsion systems and energy systems for large and heavy vehicles. Our partnership with New Flyer Industries, a manufacturer of hydrogen and hybrid electric buses, is of long standing. We work very closely with them. We have developed facilities to help them test their equipment. We were their early-stage developer of some of the recharging technologies associated with that as well.
On the agricultural front, of course, in Manitoba and across the Prairies, ag is a driver of what we do. We have a very specific area, called our Prairie Research Kitchen, that works on applied research on food development products. It's unique. It not only has the lab strength and the applied aspects around food development; it also has a connection to our culinary program. It really brings chefs into the equation on applied research and product development to get it ready for market.
Those are some of the areas we focus on. Energy efficiency is also a very strong one for us. We have a building efficiency technical access centre that works on improving the efficiencies of structures in construction as well.