Kolkata : York
University, Canada’s third largest University and ranked in the world’s top 40
for its impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, is working
in collaboration with partners around the world. It offers high-quality programs and leadership in world-class interdisciplinary
research such as a $318-million Connected Minds Initiative that will enable
industries to bring equitable technologies to market sooner and train the next
generation of students. York
University is proud to invest in several critical initiatives that will
strengthen our ties with India and create mutually beneficial opportunities for
our talented students and researchers, including an India Immersion Programme with O.P. Jindal Global University as it’s important for Canadian students to understand India,
it’s growth story and the impact of India on the
world.
There will further be a Pan-India
entrepreneurship boot camp that will expose talented students to the
world’s largest business and consumer market; and the launch of a new global
research seed fund that will invest in global research collaborations with
leading universities, industries, government agencies and NGOs in priority
countries such as India. Like many
prestigious Indian industries and institutions, York is prioritizing teaching,
research and knowledge mobilization in areas that will address equity and
inclusion. York is the first Canadian University to have a United Nations CIFAL
Training Centre dedicated to promoting intersectoral cooperation on policy
development in areas such as disaster risk, emergency management and
humanitarian actions; health, development, environment and climate change and
equity, diversity and inclusion. It is also the lead academic partner in a
transformative new Global Water Academy that aims to tackle the water
sustainability crisis in partnership with UNITAR.
O.P. Jindal Global
University and Canada’s York University have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for academic collaboration and supporting student mobility
between the two countries.
As
part of the partnership, the two universities intend to focus on student and
faculty exchange programs, short-term study abroad programs, dual-degree
programs, and collaborative research projects.
Prof. (Dr.) Rhonda L. Lenton, the eighth
President and Vice-Chancellor of York University, and Prof. (Dr.) C Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal
Global University, announced a slew of joint initiatives as part of the MoU.
These include the launch of an India
Immersion Program for Canadian students to enable them to better understand
India as a country and its growth story.
Highlighting
the importance of progressive universities in today’s world, Prof. (Dr.) Rhonda L. Lenton, said: “As
the world recovers from a global pandemic, progressive universities like York
University and O.P. Jindal Global University have an opportunity to play a
greater role in facilitating global engagement to address incredibly complex
challenges – from rising geopolitical tensions, economies destabilized by
inflation, and surging temperatures that threaten the demise of our planet – all
the while navigating the rapid deployment of advanced technologies such as AI
and automation. India and Canada are natural partners to lead in this new
global context.”
Said
Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar: “In India’s quest to create a global arena of knowledge
exchange and opportunities, Canada is an important partner. The collaboration
with York University, Canada’s leading university, is a significant milestone
in our institutional journey. Recent
data from the Canadian Bureau for International Education shows that nearly 34%
of Canada’s international students come from India. There is a need to
encourage growth in the number of Canadian students visiting India in near
future. As India’s leading private university, this relationship will
not only boost the association between our universities but also strengthen the
long-term educational relationship between India and Canada.”
He added: “In the field of education, India and Canada have a close and
long-standing relationship. Higher education and research partnerships are
a critical part of the Canada-India bilateral relationship. As is natural for
two countries that share so many diplomatic and cultural associations, areas
such as student mobility, research partnerships and educational exchanges are
of ever-increasing productive cooperation. Since our founding in 2009, our
vision has been focused on building India’s first ‘Global University.’ We have
proven our commitment to this vision by instilling internationalism in every
aspect of higher education, ensuring a global learning experience in an
international setting.”
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