Saskatchewan scouting for research collaborations with India

Updated on: Friday, June 11, 2010

Canadian province of Saskatchewan is scouting for research collaborations in several fields including sustainable development and nuclear energy research with Indian varsities, Rob Norris, minister of advanced education, employment and labour of Saskatchewan said.

Norris, who is currently touring India, is leading a team of educational institutes’ representatives. They have already visited several educational institutes including IIT-Madras, University of Madras, SRM University among others. The minister and his delegation have already met 20 educational players in an academic roundtable at the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi. Norris is scheduled to meet Indian prime minister’s scientific advisor.

David Hannah, associate vice president UoS said that his university and other educational institutes who are part of the ministerial delegation are looking for twining programmers with Indian institutes in the field of engineering, applied science, nutrition, sustainable development and climate change. There could be collaborative research in other fields like water toxicology, research on social impact of global warming etc.

Bob Schad, senior advisor in the University of Regina said his university has already some colaboration with TERI but they are quite interested about some tie up with TERI University in areas like Carbon control.

Saskatchewan scouting for research collaborations with India

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