The first event of its kind,��the��workshop,��which began yesterday and continues��today,��offers a forum for participants to share ideas, resources and��technologies, and��engage in discussions about current and future topics of importance to science and engineering in Canada and India.

Speaking at the workshop are��Vijay Saraswat, scientific adviser to India's defence minister; William Selvamurthy, chief controller of��research & development at India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO); David Kendall, the general director of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Professor��Janusz Kozinski, dean of 91��ɫ’s Faculty of Science & Engineering.

Right: Janusz Kozinski

Over the course of the event, participants will be��exploring��shared synergies, knowledge and advancements in��areas such as��space exploration,��nanosatellite technology,��space robotics and disease modelling research. They will also be examining how to collaborate on a new project known as the��Early Warning and Advance Response Network��(e-WARN). Spearheaded by Kozinski, e-WARN��is intended to detect, quantify and initiate an effective response to chemical and biological��threats��released in public buildings. Researchers from both countries will discuss and plan how to collaborate on the e-WARN project.

Attending the workshop from India��are representatives from the��DRDO, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER), the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, the University of Calcutta and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Also attending are��researchers from 91��ɫ, the University of Saskatchewan, McGill University, Concordia University and Ryerson University, and representatives from the Canadian Space Agency, COM DEV International, Unique Broadband Systems, Microstat Systems Canada, Canadian Light Source, MDA Technologies, Xiphos Technologies and the Canada-India Business Council.

Other topics��that are part of the workshop��include advances in��alternative energy, space science and engineering, advanced materials and instrumentation, and life sciences.

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Above: From left, Suranja Das, vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta, and 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri

“We are pleased to sign this agreement with India’s Calcutta and New Delhi Universities,” said Shoukri. “At 91��ɫ, we recognize the value of internationalization for our community. This partnership provides our faculty and students with comprehensive learning and research opportunities, allowing them to collaborate, share ideas and grow their worldly experiences, thereby enhancing their contributions to our global economy.”

The agreement allows for the exchange of students and faculty across disciplines and offers opportunities for collaborative research, joint project development and more. The first concrete area of collaboration��will likely be in the area of nanotechnology, which is the study��of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Following the signing ceremony, Das who was on his first visit to Canada, gave a well-attended talk titled “India at the Crossroads”.

The impetus for the linkage between 91��ɫ and the University of Calcutta came through a connection with��Sampra Badra, a professor of physics in 91��ɫ's Faculty of Science & Engineering and associate dean of the��Faculty of Graduate Studies. Badra and Das were��schoolmates in India and have kept in touch ever since.

Left: Sampra Badra

“Badra was the initiator and driving force for our two universities starting talks,” said 91��ɫ Associate Vice-President International Lorna Wright. “Our connections with the University of Calcutta go back before there was a 91��ɫ. Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Lee Lorch, gave a talk on mathematics there in 1944 on the Summability of Infinite Series.

“This is a University-wide agreement with so much potential in a wide variety of subjects, including history, women’s studies, political science, peace and conflict resolution, mathematics, nanotechnology, and fine arts,” Wright added.

Prior to the signing ceremony, Das��met with Badra,��Martin Singer, dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, and 91��ɫ mathematics and statistics Professor Jianhong Wu, who is��Canada Research Chair in Industrial��& Applied Mathematics.

Later that day, at Osgoode’s temporary offices in South Ross, Osgoode Hall Law School Dean Lorne Sossin and Wright met with a delegation of three vice-chancellors from three law schools in India. They signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with��Ranbir Singh, vice-chancellor of the National Law University (Delhi). The MOU outlines a basis��from which a future agreement may be signed that��would include cooperative research and exchanges of students, faculty and fellows, between the��two institutions.

Left: From left,��Ranbir Singh, vice-chancellor of the National Law University (Delhi) and Osgoode Hall Law School Dean Lorne Sossin

Sossin also met with��Veer Singh, vice-chancellor of NALSAR University of Law,��and��Balraj Chauhan, vice-chancellor of Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University in��Lucknow.��The group��engaged in exploratory meetings to learn more about each other and where the two��institutions could build a future agreement.

"We are excited about this new partnership, which further deepens Osgoode's engagement with India and will provide additional learning and research opportunities for students and faculty," said�� Sossin.

Discussions toward the agreement began in March when Sossin and several other Osgoode faculty members including Lisa Philipps, associate dean research, graduate studies & institutional relations, visited India and had an opportunity to meet with faculty and students and tour the excellent new facilities at NLU (Delhi). "Monday's signing ceremony at Osgoode was a wonderful launch for our official institutional relationship," Sossin said.

NLU (Delhi) was established in 2008 by the Delhi Government at the initiative of the Delhi High Court. The University has state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities for learning and research and has been offering a BA, LLB (Hons) program for three years. Starting this August, NLU (Delhi) will offer LLM programs in specialized areas and a PhD program.

Above: From left, Lorne Sossin,��Ranbir Singh, Lisa Philipps, Balraj Chauhan, Veer Singh, Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Poonam Puri, and Lorna Wright, associate vice-president international��

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