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Canada-India Academic Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges for a Major University

Canada-India Academic Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges for a Major University. H. Deep Saini Vice-President, University of Toronto Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga. Indian students at the University of Toronto. University of Toronto and exchanges with India.

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Canada-India Academic Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges for a Major University

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  1. Canada-India Academic Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges for a Major University H. Deep Saini Vice-President, University of Toronto Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga

  2. Indian students at the University of Toronto

  3. University of Toronto and exchanges with India Montek SinghAhluwalia Deputy Chair, Planning Commission of India Dr T. Ramasami Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (2009) Minister KapilSibal (2005/2008) Minister of Science and Technology November 2005 and June 2008 His Excellency Dr. Abdul Kalam Former President of India - April 18th 2008 MP ShashiTharoor (Oct 2011) India Innovation Institute (Oct 2011) FICCI Biotechnology Workshop September 2007 TATA Group June 2007 - September 2008 Canada-India Nanotechnology Workshops June 2007 and August 2008 Scientific Entrepreneurship Workshop in India (Jan 2012)And many more…

  4. University of Toronto research initiatives in India HEALTH PrabhatJhais investigating tobacco and alcohol use among 2M Indian adults as well as child, maternal & adult mortality among 6.7M Indians BUSINESS Rotman School of Management provides a professional development program for senior managers employed by the Indian Railways, the second largest railway network in the world ENGINEERING LeventeDiosady discovered how to fortify salt with iron, offering a cure for anaemia which affects some 2 billion people worldwide BIOETHICS Peter Singer and AbdallahDaarexamine the contribution of nanotechnology to addressing major global issues NURSE PRACTIONER PROGRAM The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) and the University Health Network (UHN) are collaborating with the Lawrence S. Bloomberg, Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto to develop the first Nurse Practitioner Program in India and a Global Health/Primary Care post-Masters program. Freida Chavez (inset) coordinates the project.

  5. Opportunities and Challenges for a Major University?

  6. India – the academic opportunities

  7. India – the other opportunities • Research and Development • Industrial collaborations • Social engagement

  8. The paradox that is India… • Ambition vs Inertia • Energy vs Chaos • Nationalism vs Corruption • Wealth vs Poverty • Brilliance vs Bizarreetc…

  9. …But also an incredible ability to mobilize • Green revolution

  10. …But also an incredible ability to mobilize • Green revolution • Economic liberalization

  11. …But also an incredible ability to mobilize • Green revolution • Economic liberalization • The communication revolution

  12. …But also an incredible ability to mobilize • Green revolution • Economic liberalization • The communication revolution • Could education be the next one?

  13. So what should a Major University expect in this environment?

  14. Why are you in India? • How Indians see it: • Prestige-enhancing (top ~50 universities) • Prestige-seeking (next 100 universities) • Revenue maximizing (beyond top 150)

  15. QS World University Rankings 2011 (Top 250)

  16. Alternative opportunities • Upstarts offer some of the best long-term opportunities • Good time to engage with newer and promising private institutions • Requires patience, focus on your objectives, and and steady hand • Long term investment

  17. Where are the students? • Acceptance rate in the top institutions is 3-5% • Yet, thousands of seats remain unfilled at the lower end

  18. The elephant in the room… ACCESS

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