Canada focus now on India

Updated on: Monday, December 27, 2010

India is back on the radar of Canadian universities and colleges which are looking to ramp up enrolment of Indian students, says the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC).

According to AUCC president Paul Davidson, who led a huge educational mission to India last month, India is now becoming the favourite destination for Canadian universities seeking to woo foreign students.

“There is greater interest in India among our universities. But India was also the most sought-after destination by Canadian students this summer for internship,’’ Davidson said.

But since there were only 2,800 India students compared to 18,000 Chinese among the 90,000 foreign students who enrolled in Canadian universities last year, Davidson said his mission was to turn the focus on India.

“Canadian universities are shifting focus towards India after China with which their engagement goes 40 years back”, he said.

Canada focus now on India

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