Education summit in Canada

Updated on: Tuesday, June 14, 2011

A delegation of 25 vice-chancellors from India is slated to visit the Education Summit in Canada. Held as part of the 'Year of India in Canada' and hosted by Carleton University, it builds on the agreement signed by the prime ministers of India and Canada, and the visit of a number of Canadian university presidents to India in November 2010.

The summit is an initiative of Sunaina Singh, president, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and chairperson from India for the summit. The delegation includes VCs of top Indian universities like Najeeb Jung, vice-chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi; Dinesh Singh, vice-chancellor, University of Delhi; Anil K. Bhowmick, vice-chancellor, Indian Institute of Technology Patna and PN Ghosh, vice-chancellor, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, among others.

The delegation will join their Canadian counterparts in the event which will include major keynote addresses as well as executive round-tables on the topics of student and faculty exchanges, joint programmes and degrees, twinning arrangements, credit transfers and accreditation issues, among others.

Times of India

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