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Canada's Carleton University will soon have an India Chair to
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The Ottawa-based university will sign a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with
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Toronto: Canada's
world-famous Carleton University is set to sign memorandums of
understanding (MoUs) with various Indian educational institutions
during the visit of it president and vice-chancellor to India next
week.
Ottawa-based Carleton is the only university in the world to have
a full-fledged India-centric Centre of Excellence in Science,
Technology, Trade and Policy to raise awareness about bilateral
studies and public diplomacy, and develop initiatives to build a
better understanding of both countries.
University president Roseann Runte, who is leaving for India
Friday, told IANS she would meet top Indian academics and sign
MoUs with various institutions during her five-day visit which
takes her to Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
"We will sign MoUs with Jindal Global University near Delhi, Jai
Hind College under Mumbai University, IIT Mumbai and Petroleum
University. These MoUs are geared towards exchange of faculties,
students and interns, joint research and programmes, and
conducting joint degree courses,'' she said.
During her visit to Hyderabad, Dr Runte would also meet the
president of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute which is a
bi-national organization that promotes understanding between India
and Canada through academic activities and exchanges.
Dr Runte, who is going to India at the invitation of the Birla
Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Hyderabad campus, to
be their guest at their cultural celebrations February 10, said
she would also meet representatives of the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to discuss joint
initiatives with them.
"We may sign an MoU with FICCI on internships, conferences and
sharing information among businesses in the two countries,'' she
said.
Apart from meeting government officials in Delhi, Dr Runte would
also call on Sam Pitroda, chairman of the National Innovation
Council, to invite him for the excellence summit to be held at
Carleton University in June as part of the Year of India in
Canada.
"Probably, Mr Pitroda is not in India next week, but I call on his
office and formally invite him for the June summit,'' she said.
(Gurmukh Singh can be contacted at gurmukh.s@ians.in)
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