▁home ▁to ▁many ▁post - second ary ▁institutions ▁of ▁higher ▁learning ▁and ▁research , ▁including : ▁Baker ▁College , ▁Car neg ie ▁Institute , ▁Cle ary ▁University , ▁C ran bro ok ▁Edu c ational ▁Community , ▁Eastern ▁Michigan ▁University , ▁Lawrence ▁Techn ological ▁University , ▁Oak land ▁University , ▁Thomas ▁M ▁Co ole y ▁Law ▁School - R och ester , ▁Wal sh ▁College , ▁Ro chester ▁College , ▁Madonna ▁University , ▁Mary gro ve ▁College , ▁University ▁of ▁Detroit ▁Mer cy , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁and ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁Canadian ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁border , ▁W inds or ' s ▁two ▁post ▁secondary ▁institutions ▁have ▁partner ed ▁with ▁auto ▁mak ers ▁to ▁open ▁high ▁te ch ▁research ▁and ▁training ▁facilities . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁W inds or ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁W inds or / Da im ler Ch rys ler ▁Canada ▁Autom ot ive ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Centre . ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁College ▁has ▁the ▁Ford ▁Centre ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Man ufact uring . ▁Detroit ▁Renaissance , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Business ▁Le aders ▁for ▁Michigan , ▁announced ▁an ▁eleven - point ▁strategy ▁to ▁transform ▁the ▁region ' s ▁economy ▁which ▁includes ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Aer ot ropol is . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁has ▁awarded ▁$ 2 4 4 ▁M ▁in ▁gr ants ▁for ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁up gr ades ▁between ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁A ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁invest