Varsities on the move

Updated on: Monday, September 06, 2010

Located in the heart of Toronto’s business community, the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University is Canada’s largest undergraduate management school, recognised for its innovative programmes and for producing students who are immediately able to contribute to Canadian business. Now the School plans to offer its world-class courses to Indian students and forge tie-ups with Indian universities.

Ten per cent of the enrolment at the School is of students of Indian origin and according to the Dean, Ken Jones, the varsity has set up an India strategy group, which also includes prominent Indo-Canadians, to chalk out its plans for India. “India is clearly a country on the move...A main focus of our management school is to be current and prepare our students for today’s economic environment. This is just one of many opportunities our students will have in the near future to engage with the South Asian business community,” said Jones who added that the government has taken initiatives to have more international students.

According to Jones the School plans to offer its courses in retail management and hospitality and tourism to India students. “One of our strengths is retail management and there is a huge burgeoning retail economy in India. Hospital-ity and tourism is another area which will benefit Indian students. I was told this sector will create 40 million new jobs in India,” he said.

But unlike the Toronto-based York University’s Schulich School of Business, which has set up a campus in India, the Ted Rogers School of Management wants to partner with select Indian universities with faculty going back and forth and researchers working on joint projects in the two countries.

To begin with, said Jones, his school will concentrate on tie-ups with universities in the metros.

Varsities on the move

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