York University has been working in collaboration with partners around the world. Canada’s third-largest university and ranked in the world’...
York University has been working in collaboration with partners around the world. Canada’s third-largest university and ranked in the world’s top 40 for its impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals offers high-quality programmes 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, including an India Immersion Programme with O.P. Jindal Global University as it’s important for Canadian students to understand India, its growth story and the impact of India on the world.
There will be a Pan-India entrepreneurship boot camp to 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. York is prioritizing teaching, research, and knowledge mobilization in areas that will address equity and inclusion. It 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 programmes, short-term study abroad programmes, dual-degree programmrs,
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 launching an India Immersion Program for Canadian students to better understand
India as a country and its growth story.
Highlighting
the importance of progressive universities in today’s world, Prof. 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.”
Prof C. Raj Kumar said: “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 the near future. As
India’s leading private university, this relationship will boost the association between our universities and 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 critical to 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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