While the colleges in the region often see the development of the Galilee as a key part of their mission, they often have a focus on education and social sciences and are building their research and links with the business and industry from a low base. However, the Tel Hai Academic College and ORT Braude have already established themselves as quasi-unique providers of engineers and technicians of the interior of the region and increasingly also partners for the regional industries (see Box 3.6.). The college has forged strong links with the Upper Galilee Centre for Knowledge (MIGAL), a privately owned research and development centre located in an industrial park in Kiryat Shmoneh. It comprises 15 different research groups in agrosciences, ecology, therapeutics and analytical chemistry and undertakes research activities in highly advanced laboratories.