With public and private partnerships in both countries, Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Schulich School of Business runs Together Mission, making startup dreams come true for several students and recent grads since 2021

91亚色鈥檚 Schulich School of Business successfully concluded the fifth edition of its Together Mission, recently. More than 150 students from India and Canada participated in the unique mentoring and venture pitching competition.

A deep tech company that鈥檚 focused on transforming crop waste into sustainable carbon, a patented reusable LED bulb with replaceable cartridge, and a painless testing technology to detect oral cancer, were among the top six startups competing in the , following a weeklong rigorous bootcamp.

 After much deliberation, the judges announced ProtonCraft, a patent-pending electrolyzer as this year鈥檚 winner of the highly successful initiative that shapes the next generation of entrepreneurs emerging from Indian universities and Schulich鈥檚 graduate programs.

Dubbed as Together 5.0 this year, the global initiative by Schulich School in partnership with Government of India鈥檚 and the Consulate General of India in Toronto, and the City of Toronto, brought together multinational organizations, leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and investors from Canada and India to mentor participating student teams.

鈥淐anada and India are natural partners. We share a commitment to pluralism and to excellence in education and innovation,鈥� said 91亚色鈥檚 President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton, at the launch event, noting that she visited India last year, to explore research, entrepreneurship and education collaboration across the country. 鈥淚t's fundamental to strengthening the well-being of the communities that we serve. This shared sense of purpose binds our present and our future.鈥�

Schulich Adjunct[MOU1]  Professor Chris Carder, the person behind this innovative initiative also spoke about his visit to India earlier, during which time he presented the idea of a startup bridge between 91亚色 and the Indian innovation economy to Schulich鈥檚 India Advisory Board members, including  Mr. Ratan Tata. , Carder recalled that the late Indian businessman and philanthropist expressed keen interest in seeing the initiative takeoff.

Lokesh Goswami, a past winner of the venture competition shared his experience as an engineer-turned entrepreneur. The co-founder and chief technical officer of Angirus, an innovative company that takes pride in its product, wricks, developed as an eco-friendly and sustainable technology to make waterproof bricks using 100 percent recycled waste material. He highlighted how his team made of only students who were trying their hands on entrepreneurship by participating in the pitching competition and 鈥済ot a trailer of a whole startup鈥� journey by the end of Together 2021. He also offered several tips to current participants ahead of the competition, asking them to have an open mindset and be willing to share their venture ideas with mentors for best results. 

鈥淲ith this year鈥檚 theme-based solutions, we aimed to improve people鈥檚 lives while addressing areas of national and global importance,鈥� pointed out Carder, who is also the executive director of the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and co-director of Entrepreneurial studies at Schulich. 鈥淚ncreasing access to the global startup ecosystem through coaching and mentorship sessions by industry leaders, plus offering these young entrepreneurs with feedback from judges during the competition were key parts of this year鈥檚 program.鈥�

While the startups are founded by Indian students, Schulich MBA students are trained by Schulich Instructor Cherry Rose Tan and Carder himself, to guide Indian students on how to design commercialization strategies and express their concepts to investors.

Students from sectors including e-mobility, environment and energy, health care, income security and fintech, food and agriculture, telecommunications, textiles and education were among this year鈥檚 participants. Aside from learning to be efficient entrepreneurs, participants from both countries also had the opportunity to make new lifetime connections and perhaps collaborate in the future.

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Diplomatic relations between India and Canada in the aftermath of the . A recent between pro-Khalistan protesters and Hindu nationalists has created further tensions.

Dozens of pro-Khalistan Sikhs, , gathered outside the Brampton temple to protest the presence of Indian consulate officials in the Toronto area.

The protesters support the Khalistan movement that seeks to create a homeland for Sikhs in northern India. The movement is banned in India but permitted in Canada.

Several Canadian media outlets reported on the Brampton clash, but most did not highlight the role of far-right Hindu nationalists and chanted at the temple.

In videos circulating on social media, the priest at the Hindu Sabha Mandir temple, later identified as Rajinder Prasad, .

He shouts in Hindi: 鈥淏atenge toh鈥�,鈥� and the crowd shouts back, 鈥淜atenge!鈥�

What it means

The controversial phrase batenge toh katenge can be loosely translated to 鈥渋f we are divided, we will be destroyed鈥� or 鈥渄ivided we fall.鈥� But this apparent call for Hindu unity has an ominous meaning that upholds Hindu nationalist principles and is at odds with democratic norms.

The slogan is directly linked to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in August this year in Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.

Adityanath, a politician and monk , remarked that 鈥渢he nation will be empowered only when we are united.鈥� Several members of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its Hindu nationalist parent organization, , have taken up the catchy slogan.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leveraged Yogi鈥檚 speech in another rally, saying, 鈥� 鈥� 鈥渋f we divide, the people who divide us will make merry.鈥�

Similarly, in Bihar in October, called the audience with 鈥渂atenge鈥� and heard the response from the crowd: 鈥渒atenge.鈥� :

鈥淵ou are yourself saying we will be butchered if we don鈥檛 unite. So, all of you keep swords and trishuls at home. Lord Shiva keeps trishul in his hand and goddess Durga keeps a sword in her hand. You too worship these weapons and defend yourselves from the attackers.鈥�

In Singh鈥檚 speech, batenge toh katenge takes up a form of Hindu militancy where gods and their mythological forms and weapons are invoked for potential violence.

Temples in Hindu nationalist politics

has played an important role in the rise of Indian Hindu nationalism, which has stoked fear around the notion of the to attacks by 鈥渙utsiders.鈥�

One of the longest legal and political battles in post-colonial India . Insisting that a Hindu temple existed at the site prior to the Babri mosque, Hindu nationalist groups .

The promise of building a temple in the place of the demolished mosque played a key role in . Discourse around the protection of temples has since been central to the rise of Hindu nationalism in contemporary times.

Rhetoric of Hindu unity

As the Hindu crowd gathered recently at the Brampton temple and repeatedly chanted batenge toh katenge at the priest鈥檚 prompting, it was clear that the Indian diaspora is familiar with the slogan.

The phrase taps into an exaggerated that has been carefully structured and mobilized. Prasad, the Brampton priest, was , though reinstated after temple-goers .

A lot rides on the Hindu nationalist discourse of Hindu unity. In Essentials of Hindutva, :

鈥淪ome of us were Aryans and some Anaryans; but Ayars and Nayars 鈥� we were all Hindus and own a common blood. Some of us are Brahmans and some Namashudras or Panchamas; but Brahmans or Chandalas 鈥� we are all Hindus and own a common blood. Some of us are Daxinatyas and some Gauds; but Gauds or Saraswatas 鈥� we are all Hindus and own a common blood. Some of us were Rakhasas and some Yakshas; but Rakshasas or Yakshas 鈥� we are all Hindus and own a common blood.鈥�

He lists caste differences and the racialization of the different peoples of the Indian subcontinent to make a case for Hindu unity.

Hindu nationalist forces have in fact attempted to to create the illusion of Hindu unity. But this supposed Hindu unity is ultimately aimed at strengthening and creating a binary of Hindus and non-Hindus.

Hindu nationalism in the West

The Hindu nationalist movement has been adept at using a language of liberalism and multiculturalism to build and promote its politics in the West. Much political manoeuvring happens in the guise of tradition and heritage.

For instance, Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, one of the earliest Hindu nationalist organizations in the United States, claims .

The Canadian Hindu Association lists its objectives as creating .鈥�

Nonetheless, the association鈥檚 leaders have a of invoking violence. Ron Banerjee, director of the non-profit Hindu Conference of Canada, .

The phrase batenge toh katenge is a pro-violence , not a call for unity, and therefore needs to be understood in terms of how rabid Hindu nationalism is covered and investigated in Canada.

By Assistant Professor  Department of English, 91亚色.

This article is republished from . 

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President鈥檚 delegation advances the University鈥檚 global engagement strategy

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2023 鈥撀燫enewed relationships, new collaborations, future engagement opportunities are just some of the results of 91亚色鈥檚 recent delegation to India, aside from increased awareness about the University and its global engagement.

The two-week trip included meetings with strategic partners, high school counsellors, alumni, government officials and media, and exploratory conversations with potential partners in the South Asian country.

The India mission was part of 91亚色鈥檚 revitalized vision, Engaging the World: 91亚色鈥檚 Internationalization and Global Engagement Strategy, 2022-2027, to bring greater focus, cooperation and prioritization to the university鈥檚 internationalization efforts as highlighted in the University Academic Plan 2020-2025.

"Our partnerships in India are very important to us, and we were eager to explore how we can continue to support access, excellence, connectedness and impact in higher education through enhanced collaboration,鈥� said President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton. "Given the increasing complexity of global problems, partnering across borders with leading institutional partners who share our values is key to sharing knowledge, skills and resources for the betterment of all鈥�.

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and its Vice Chancellor Professor facilitated parts of the trip that kicked off with signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for student mobility between 91亚色 and JGU, which is located near Delhi, in Sonipat. Developing programs for student and faculty exchange, summer abroad and dual degrees as well as establishing collaborative research projects are also in the works.

Professor Kumar, who recognizes 91亚色 as an early mover in the Indian higher education system鈥檚 foreign institution landscape, facilitated conversations with diverse higher education stakeholders across India.

These interactions also came at a time when the government of India removed restrictions preventing world class universities from offering education programs to its growing youth population, the largest in the world.

91亚色鈥檚 president Lenton was accompanied by the deans for , Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, and Science; 鈥檚 associate dean for research; associate dean for programs at the ; associate vice president for alumni engagement; and an associate director from .听

91亚色鈥檚 leadership visit also attracted significant media attention, since the delegation was in India during heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

Members of Indian media centred their questions around how current and future students may be affected by the situation. In response, Lenton highlighted Canada as one of the safest countries in the world that values diversity and continues to attract large number of immigrants from the Indo-Pacific region.

鈥淐anada is an incredibly welcoming multicultural, inclusive, safe society that values higher education. In fact, Canada鈥檚 university education system is one of the country鈥檚 best resources because no matter what university you go to, you are going to receive a high quality education,鈥� assured Lenton, including in an exclusive interview to the  .

鈥淲e help students connect with each other and build a strong network and community in Canada. 91亚色 is unwavering in the support for our diverse and inclusive community,鈥� Lenton told the . 鈥淲e continue to welcome students from all over the world, including India, and provide a supportive environment for all international students, both current and those planning to come to study at 91亚色. We look forward to welcoming them to our community.鈥� 

91亚色 representatives met with Hon. M.C. Sudhakar, Karnataka鈥檚 minister of higher education, Hon. Palanivel Thiagarajan, Tamil Nadu鈥檚 minister of information technology and digital service, and Sanjay Murthy, the Government of India鈥檚 higher education secretary, to better understand how regional and national governments are facilitating international higher education collaborations. 聽

Internationalization has long been a part of 91亚色鈥檚 identity since it was founded in 1959 and is a defining feature of our community. The University has been delivering business programs in the country since 2009 and established an India Advisory Council consisting of top Indian business leaders to ensure its programs address the growing needs of India鈥檚 economy, Lenton told reporters during press conferences in various cities.  

JGU hosted education conclaves in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata, where Lenton highlighted the initiatives that are in the pipeline, in her remarks on the theme of 鈥淚ndia-Canada Higher Education Partnership: In Pursuit of Excellence, Inclusion and Empowerment.鈥� Those in attendance included hundreds of educators from high schools and universities and think-tanks. Attendees were encouraged to ask questions about how 91亚色鈥檚 presence in India might help their students in pursuing studies in Canada, particularly at 91亚色.

The university also hosted some of its first alumni events in cities across India, attended by hundreds of professionals who call 91亚色 their alma mater.

During the trip, delegates visited 91亚色鈥檚 campus in Hyderabad to exchange academic ideas and learn about the experience of students enrolled in the University鈥檚 India MBA as well as other programs offered by the Schulich School of Business in collaboration with GMR Group.

In all, the deans visited six cities in as many states, and engaged in discussions with their Indian counterparts to explore opportunities for two-way student exchange programs and research partnerships, and to firm up institutional collaborations. The delegates met or visited representatives from   (Bengaluru); (Chennai); (Delhi); (Hyderabad);   (Kolkata); (Bengaluru), the (Chennai), (Assam), (Mumbai) and the (Delhi) and the (Delhi).  During the visit to the , with which 91亚色 recently launched a collaboration on disease modelling, 91亚色 delegates met with Nadir Godrej-91亚色 India Advisory Council Member and FMR Trustee- and FMR researchers. 

91亚色 also made significant announcements that will increase cooperation with countries like India, including the launch of the Global Research Excellence Fund that will seed research collaborations with leading and diverse global partners to drive research excellence at 91亚色.  颅

Another important announcement focused on experiential learning and pathway programs to support entrepreneurship-related education with India, by building on the success of the Schulich School of Business鈥檚 . This partnership would see 91亚色 students travel to India to learn about its dynamic innovation ecosystems, and access other unique educational opportunities in a country that is home to 1.5 billion people.

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Naima Sood credits University community with encouraging her to pursue an impressive array of leadership roles.

Recently, as she prepared to graduate with a degree in sociology from 91亚色, international student Naima Sood said she was leaving campus with a newfound confidence in her abilities and the freedom to use her voice, both of which she struggled to find growing up in New Delhi.

鈥淚 came from India feeling doubtful about myself, and 91亚色 truly gave me an opportunity to become the person I am today,鈥� said Sood, 22. 鈥淚 definitely feel like I鈥檓 ready to take on what鈥檚 next for me, and if there are disappointments that come my way, 91亚色 has better prepared me for that. 91亚色 has prepared me for the journey ahead 鈥� the good, bad, the ugly, all of it. I鈥檓 ready to take it on.鈥�

Over her four years at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College, Sood embodied the University鈥檚 mission to use her voice, experience and skills to create positive change.

She was a member of the Glendon student caucus, giving her a voice on programming choices when they were debated at faculty council meetings. She was a student representative on a committee to find a new principal for Glendon. She helped establish a Model United Nations on campus, and she was an executive on 91亚色鈥檚 UNICEF Club, which runs fundraising events and awareness campaigns about issues that impact children across Canada and the globe.

And, perhaps unsurprisingly, given her accomplishments, the University鈥檚 recruitment office hired her as a student ambassador to help prospective international students get a feel for life at Glendon.

Sood dreamed of studying abroad even before she was a teenager. Her father, who is head of operations for BBC in India and South Asia, and her mother, who teaches mindfulness, had always been supportive.

Sood arrived in Canada in 2017, after her father had travelled to Glendon to give her a virtual walking tour over FaceTime. Before long, she had fallen in love with Glendon鈥檚 surrounding north-Toronto neighbourhood, not far from the tony Bridal Path enclave, where enterprising sightseers can find rap star Drake鈥檚 opulent mansion.

But what she came to value most, as she settled into her studies, was the support she received from her peers, professors and University staff, who pushed her to reach again for leadership roles.

鈥淲hen I came from high school, I didn鈥檛 really have faith in myself that I could do it, but with the peers and the environment that Glendon created, it gave me faith in my own abilities and re-instilled that, hey, I鈥檓 capable. I can do this.鈥�

In the classroom, in the midst of all her extracurricular commitments, Sood dug deeper into the differences she was perceiving between life in India and in Canada, particularly migration policies and women鈥檚 rights. Through the coursework she completed for her minor in communications, she interrogated the implications of fake news and the explosion of social media. And she found time to pick up French, a language she had had only a passing grasp of in India.

Sood put her academic experience to use in real life, volunteering in a communications role for the Ontario Liberal Party during the four-week provincial election in 2018.

Today, Sood is trying to get a foothold in a career in communications as a content creator or production assistant. She hopes to use that as a springboard to one day produce a network series that shines a spotlight on the different practices of people and cultures around the globe, the kind of perspective her transition from India to Canada gave her when she was 18.

鈥淭he biggest thing that I鈥檝e liked about Canada is the freedom that you have to voice your opinions, the freedom that you have to say things without a judgment being attached to them and the open policy we have of just listening to on another without any feeling of anger or hatred coming in,鈥� she said.

Her parents travelled from India to watch her walk across the stage and collect her degree at convocation in June 鈥� 91亚色 U鈥檚 first in-person convocation since the beginning of the CODD-19 pandemic.

She can stay in Canada on her student visa until 2023 after which she plans to lengthen her stay by applying for a work permit once she finds her first job.

鈥淗opefully, within the next six to eight months, I can land myself a job, which I鈥檓 passionate about and excited about. And then I can start the process of finding an apartment, finding a home and moving in 鈥� the adulting will truly begin.鈥�

This year鈥檚 Glendon Convocation took place on Saturday, June 18, at Glendon Green. All 2020 and 2021 graduates who attended virtual ceremonies were also welcomed back to campus on that day in celebration of their degrees.

Une 茅tudiante originaire d鈥橧nde d茅couvre sa passion, sa confiance et sa voix 脿 Glendon

L鈥橴niversit茅 de 91亚色 cr茅e des changements positifs en encourageant les 茅tudiants et 茅tudiantes 脿 explorer des r么les de leadership

L鈥櫭﹖udiante internationale Naima Sood vient d鈥檕btenir un baccalaur茅at en sociologie et en communication de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色; elle quitte le campus non seulement avec un dipl么me en poche, mais aussi avec une nouvelle confiance en ses capacit茅s et la possibilit茅 de faire entendre sa voix, deux choses qui 茅taient difficiles 脿 New Delhi.

芦 J鈥檃vais quitt茅 l鈥橧nde remplie d鈥檌ns茅curit茅. 91亚色 m鈥檃 permis de devenir la personne que je suis aujourd鈥檋ui, d茅clare Naima qui a maintenant 22 ans.

Je me sens pr锚te 脿 affronter ce que l鈥檃venir me r茅serve; s鈥檌l y a des d茅ceptions en cours de route, l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 m鈥檃ura bien pr茅par茅 aux bonnes choses comme aux mauvaises choses, comme aux tribulations. Je peux tout encaisser. 禄

Depuis son enfance, Naima r锚vait d鈥檃ller 茅tudier 脿 l鈥櫭﹖ranger. Son p猫re, 颅qui est directeur g茅n茅ral de la BBC Inde/Asie du Sud, et sa m猫re, qui enseigne la pleine conscience, l鈥檕nt toujours soutenue.

Naima est arriv茅e au Canada en 2017. Son p猫re s鈥櫭﹖ait tout d鈥檃bord rendu en personne au campus Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 pour le lui faire visiter virtuellement gr芒ce 脿 FaceTime. Elle explique qu鈥檈lle est tomb茅e amoureuse de ce quartier cossu situ茅 au nord de Toronto, pr猫s du Bridal Path o霉 se trouve l鈥檕pulente demeure de Drake, la vedette de rap.

Mais 脿 mesure de la progression de ses 茅tudes, Naima a commenc茅 脿 appr茅cier davantage le soutien de ses pairs, de ses professeurs et du personnel de l鈥橴niversit茅 et a r茅essay茅 de se lancer dans des r么les de leadership.

芦 Quand j鈥檃i fini l鈥櫭ヽole secondaire, je ne croyais pas vraiment en moi. Gr芒ce 脿 mes pairs et 脿 l鈥檈nvironnement que Glendon a cr茅茅, j鈥檃i pris confiance en mes capacit茅s et je me suis dit que je pouvais faire 莽a. 禄

Tout au long de ses quatre ann茅es d鈥櫭﹖udes 脿 91亚色, Naima a incarn茅 la mission de l鈥橴niversit茅 en utilisant sa voix, son exp茅rience et ses comp茅tences pour cr茅er des changements positifs.

Elle a repr茅sent茅 la communaut茅 茅tudiante en si茅geant 脿 un comit茅 visant 脿 trouver un nouveau principal pour le coll猫ge Glendon. Elle a contribu茅 脿 la cr茅ation d鈥檜n mod猫le des Nations Unies sur le campus qui permet aux 茅tudiants et 茅tudiantes de repr茅senter des pays, des organisations ou des dirigeants lors de d茅bats fictifs sur des questions internationales pressantes.

Elle a fait partie du caucus des 茅tudiants de Glendon et a pu s鈥檈xprimer sur les choix de programmation quand ils 茅taient d茅battus lors des r茅unions du Conseil de la Facult茅. Elle a 茅galement au nombre des leaders du club UNICEF de 91亚色, qui organise des collectes de fonds et des campagnes de sensibilisation aux probl猫mes qui touchent les enfants du Canada et du monde entier.

Le Bureau de recrutement de l鈥橴niversit茅 l鈥檃 engag茅e comme 茅tudiante ambassadrice pour aider les futures cohortes d鈥櫭﹖udiants internationaux 脿 se faire une id茅e de la vie 脿 Glendon.

En salle de classe, Naima a approfondi les diff茅rences qu鈥檈lle percevait entre la vie dans un pays en d茅veloppement comme l鈥橧nde et la vie au Canada, notamment en ce qui concerne les politiques de migration et les droits des femmes. Elle s鈥檈st servie de sa mineure en communication pour r茅fl茅chir aux implications des fausses nouvelles et 脿 l鈥檈xplosion des m茅dias sociaux. De plus, elle a appris le fran莽ais, une langue qu鈥檈lle ma卯trisait mal en Inde.

Naima a mis 脿 profit son exp茅rience universitaire dans le cadre d鈥檜n poste de b茅n茅volat, en occupant un poste de communication pour le Parti lib茅ral de l鈥橭ntario pendant les quatre semaines qu鈥檕nt dur茅 les 茅lections provinciales.

Aujourd鈥檋ui, elle tente de faire une perc茅e dans le secteur du marketing et des communications.

Elle esp猫re s鈥檈n servir comme tremplin pour produire un jour une s茅rie t茅l茅vis茅e qui mettra en lumi猫re les diff茅rentes pratiques des gens et des cultures du monde entier, le genre de perspective que sa transition de l鈥橧nde au Canada lui a donn茅 脿 l鈥櫭e de 18 ans.

芦 Ce que j鈥檃ime le plus au Canada, c鈥檈st la libert茅 d鈥檈xprimer ses opinions et de dire des choses sans 锚tre en proie au jugement ainsi que l鈥檈sprit d鈥檕uverture qui consiste 脿 茅couter l鈥檃utre sans sentiment de col猫re ou de haine 禄, d茅clare-t-elle.

Ses parents ont fait le voyage pour la voir traverser l鈥檈strade et recevoir son dipl么me lors de la c茅r茅monie de remise des dipl么mes de Glendon, le samedi 18 juin, lors la premi猫re c茅r茅monie de remise des dipl么mes en personne depuis la pand茅mie.

芦 J鈥檈sp猫re que d鈥檌ci six 脿 huit mois, je pourrai d茅crocher un emploi qui me passionne et m鈥檈nthousiasme. 脌 ce moment-l脿, je pourrai commencer 脿 chercher un appartement, un chez-moi et emm茅nager. Je deviendrai vraiment adulte. 禄

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91亚色 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India鈥檚 that creates new exchange programs designed to mutually enrich the student experience. Both universities share a commitment to progressive values underpinned by academic excellence. Signed recently in Sonipat, Haryana, the MOU ensures students, researchers, and faculty members benefit from both universities鈥� strengths and immersion in an innovative, international educational experience.

鈥淎s the world recovers from a global pandemic, progressive universities like 91亚色 and JGU have an opportunity to play a greater role in facilitating global engagement to address incredibly complex challenges,鈥� said Rhonda Lenton, president and vice-chancellor of 91亚色, upon signing the MOU.

JGU鈥檚 Vice-Chancellor Professor C. Raj Kumar added, 鈥淭he collaboration with Canada鈥檚 higher-education leader 91亚色, is an important milestone in our institutional journey. In this partnership, we aim to further progress with student and faculty exchange programs, short-term study abroad programs, dual degree programs, and also focus on collaborative research projects.鈥�

Lenton also highlighted that as part of the MOU, 91亚色 is developing specific initiatives to strengthen ties with JGU, a longstanding strategic partner in India that started with a collaboration between the two universities鈥� law schools. 鈥�91亚色 is proud to invest in several critical initiatives that will strengthen our ties to India and create mutually beneficial opportunities for our talented students and researchers, including an India Immersion Program with JGU to help Canadian students understand India, its growth story and the nation鈥檚 growing impact on the world.鈥�

91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, and Science deans were present at the signing of the MOU, having accompanied Lenton on the India mission along with an associate dean from the Lassonde School of Engineering.

The deans engaged in discussions with their counterparts at JGU to explore opportunities for two-way student exchange programs and research partnerships, and to firm up institutional collaborations.

Kumar added, 鈥淎s India鈥檚 leading private university, this relationship will not only boost the association between our universities but also strengthen the long-term educational relationship between India and Canada.鈥�

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