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Canadian varsities keen on tie up with India

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 3 (PTI) With the emergence of
India as a global player and the progress it has made in
higher education, Canadian universities have expressed keen
interest in entering into tie-ups with theIndian institutions.
Apart from research programmes, collaborative projects in
various fields, cultural exchange and field trips are also
under plans, said Priya Sinha, Second Secretary for advocacy
programmes at Canadian High Commission to India, while
speaking at a conference here.
The meet, 'India looking homeward: Text performance and
culture', was a joint venture of Institute of English and the
University Grants Commission (UGC) Area Study Centre for
Canadian Studies. The event was co-funded by the Canadian High
Commission.
"Before, it was students of humanities and social science
streams that had shown interest in India for their projects.
But, now, science and technical students are also opting the
sub-continent for projects and internships. It is a positive
sign for India," she said.
Apart from Canadian students and universities, the Indian
community settled in Canada are also showing great interest in
collaborative ventures with their homeland.
"They, now, give priority to their home country for
launching new business ventures and all," she said.
Sinha also said about the Canadian High Commission's
various plans to attract more students from Kerala to pursue
their higher education in Canada.
She briefed about the various educational packages
specially meant for international students, scholarship
schemes like the Vanier Canada Graduate which offers USD
50,000 an annum for three year research projects and 'work
while learning programmes'.
"As part of the collaborative ventures between the two
countries, high-level delegation meetings and visits will also
be conducted. We expect, the exchanges between the two
countries will be increased by 2011 with the celebration of
Festival of India and Canada," Sinha said. PTI