THE Canadian
universities yesterday announced here funding for a series of India-specific
initiatives valued at over $4 million. These investments include the new Globalink
Canada-India Graduate Fellowship. Eight Canadian universities have come together
to provide graduate fellowships for top Indian students who wish to pursue
a Masters or PhD in Canada. The Globalink Canada-India Graduate Fellowship
Program will provide up to 51 scholarship valued at more than $3.5 million
CAD for Indian students who have participated in the MITACS Globalink program
in 2010. This was announced by Mr. Stephen J. Toope, President and Vice-Chancellor
of the University of British Columbia, in the presence of the Union Minister
for Human Resource Development, Mr Kapil Sibal and Mr. Gary Goodyear, Canada’s
Minister of State (Science and Technology).
Speaking
on the occasion Mr Sibal underlined the importance of technology solutions
which are affordable for the common man. He expressed the hope that the collaboration
between the Canadian and Indian Universities will help in this goal. He stated
that while research will need to be engaged in breaking the frontiers of
science in areas such as nano technology, Science and Research will also
have to orient research towards finding solutions to problems like grappling
with poverty, water crisis, global warming, and energy problems.
Four MoUs were
also signed today. One was between the University of British Columbia to
renew a long-standing student mobility agreement with IIT Delhi, which involves
undergraduate engineering students spending time at each others’ institutions.
Another MoU was between the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and
Amal Jyothi College of Engineering to jointly offer a Bachelor of Applied Science
in Nuclear Power degree. The Royal Roads University and the Indira Gandhi National
Open University signed an agreement to establish an education partnership that
will explore joint delivery of programs through blended and distance education
programs. The Royal Roads University and the ACN School of Business also signed
an agreement to establish a partnership on academic cooperation.
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