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Dr. John Kershaw
President, SICI
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As our Canadian and Indian member universities are preparing and settling into the fall term, anticipating another academic year of uncertainty, I would like to take a few moments to thank our wonderful and responsive office staff in both the India and Canada offices. In late September, we had the first joint India – Canada offices staff meeting. It was great to see everyone gathered and discussing how to move SICI forward; how to coordinate activities between the two offices; and brainstorming programmes and events for the coming year. As far as anyone can remember, that was the first time they were purposely gathered together, and many ideas for the coming year were discussed. We hope to meet monthly to strengthen and better coordinate the bi-national activities and member services SICI provides to our member institutions.
As we continue to work with the Government of India on the renegotiation of our MOU, we also are reaching out to Canadian Provincial and Indian State governments. In Canada, we have had ongoing discussions with the governments of Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan. In early November will we sign a MOU with the government of Saskatchewan. We also recently met with Opportunities New Brunswick (NB) and will follow up with NB ministers in the near future. In India, we have met with the governments of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, and Haryana. Our virtual activities continue with several well attended webinars. Coming out of our staff meeting we hope to soon launch a new virtual programme we call the Shastri Mapping and Matching the Interest Workshops. We will gather member discipline experts together to discuss the current research interests and problems and attempt to match potential collaborators through 2 half-day workshops. Please watch for the announcements and encourage research at your institutions to attend. I hope all of you are healthy and that we all have an academic year with minimal pandemic disruptions.
Thank you!
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National Web Series on National Education Policy 2020 -
"South India's Plenary Session" |
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(Clockwise, from top left): Dr. Prachi Kaul, Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, and Dr. Manpreet Singh Manna, Member - UNO Asia Pacific MOOCs Committee and
Former Director of AICTE |
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On August 11, 2021, Dr. Prachi Kaul was invited as a Guest of Honour in a webinar organized by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in collaboration with INTEL and powered by IGEN Edu Solutions Pvt. Ltd. India (a young Start Up). The panel entitled “National Web Series on National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 - South India's Plenary Session” had academic leaders as well as corporate experts who shared their views on the NEP vision of Government of India, including internationalisation of Indian HEIs, digital infra readiness and quality assurance through educational technologies and its usage by Indian HEIs. The virtual panel session was also focussed on connecting & linking top academic leaders of the Indian institutions with industry partners so as to develop Industry-Academia association for a win-win outcome. Speaking at the session, Dr. Kaul said, "joining hands with stakeholders, building collaborations & partnerships in key areas of higher education will bring far-reaching benefits for all involved in building a robust research and development ecosystem in the country". Gracing the occasion was Dr. Anil Dattatray Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, MoE, who was also the Chief Guest at the session.
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Building Partnerships @SICI - The State of Telangana
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Dr. Prachi Kaul (left) & Mr. Navin Mittal (right), Commissioner, Collegiate & Technical Education, Telangana State Council of Higher Education, Governement of Telangana
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On September 13, Dr. Prachi Kaul met with Mr. Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Collegiate & Technical Education, Telangana State Council of Higher Education, Government of Telangana. Their discussion revolved around engaging and empowering higher education institutions of the state of Telangana by supporting excellence in higher education and research, building bi-lateral partnership with the state government to reach a broader, cross-section of scholars and researchers and enable connections between Canada and Telangana. |
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Building Partnerships @SICI - The Province of New Brunswick
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Ms. Apporva Srivastava (left) with Dr. John Kershaw (right), President, SICI
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It was a busy day at the University of New Brunswick's (UNB) Fredericton Campus as Ms. Apoorva Srivastava, Consul General of India in Toronto visited the university premises and met with Dr. Paul Mazerolle, President & Vice-Chancellor, UNB, and Dr. John Kershaw, President, SICI, and Assistant Vice-President Academic (Partnerships), Professor of Forest Mensuration/Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, and discussed collaborations, enhancing academic ties between India and New Brunswick, and promote joint research and innovation in India-Canada higher education corridor. |
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Left to right: Ms. Apoorva Srivastava, Consul General of India in Toronto, with Dr. Paul Mazerolle, President & Vice-Chancellor, University of New Brunswick
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Right image: Group meeting with Ms. Apoorva Srivastava |
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International Panel on "Leading the Way (Part 2): Women Leaders in Post-Secondary Education"
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Panellists at the virtual panel session |
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BC India Business Network and BC Council of International Education hosted a virtual international panel entitled "Leading the Way: Women Leaders in Post-Secondary Education" on September 24, 2021.The panel discussion focussed on the main theme of women leaders leading the way in the post-secondary education sector during a global pandemic, the challenges and opportunities encountered by them and the lessons learned. The prominent women leaders in the India-Canada higher education corridor were Dr. Prachi Kaul, Director, SICI, Ms. Kathy Kinlock, President, BC Institute of Technology, Canada, Ms. Cyndi McLeod, CEO Canada, Global University Systems,Dr. Hemlata Bagla, Principal, KC College, Director NHSRE, Sr. Dean HSNC University, India, Dr. Kathy Denton, President, Douglas College, Canada, and Dr. Deborah Saucier, President & Vice-Chancellor, Vancouver Island University, Canada. |
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Building Partnerships @SICI -
SICI'S Canada Office & University of Calgary
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Mr. Manish Gupta (left), Consul General of India in Vancouver, Ms. Mahmuda Aldeen (middle) and Mr. Sabu Alexander (right) |
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On September 24, SICI's Canada office and University of Calgary (UCal) welcomed Mr. Manish Gupta, Consul General of India in Vancouver, on campus to visit the SICI office, which has called University of Calgary home since 1984. Mr. Gupta met with Mr. Sabu Alexander, Finance and Public Relations Officer and Ms. Mahmuda Aldeen, Program and Member Relations Officer. Dr. John Kershaw, President, SICI, and Dr. Pavneesh Madan, SICI Member-at-Large, joined in the meeting virtually. During the one-hour meeting, the Consul General received updates on SICI's rich history, its growth and activities, and the strategic plans for the post-Covid era and funding opportunities with Canadian governments (federal-provincial) and industries. The Consul General also highlighted the strong relationships between the two countries and the aspirations of the Indian Government and SICI in light of the higher education MoU and India's new National Education Policy. The University of Calgary President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Ed McCauley along with Dr. William Ghali, Vice-President (Research) and Dr. Janaka Ruwanpura, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President Research (International) met with Mr. Manish Gupta to discuss further opportunities to enhance relationships in India.
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(From left): Dr. William Ghali, Vice-President (Research), University of Calgary,
Dr. Ed McCauley, President & Vice-Chancellor, University of Calgary, Mr. Manish Gupta, and
Dr. Janaka Ruwanpura, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President Research (International), University of Calgary |
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Partnership Agreement between MAHE & Dalhousie University;
Research Workshop on Cancer Immunotherapy |
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On September 24, 2021, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) and Dalhousie University, Canada, signed a partnership agreement to broaden the academic and research aspirations between India and Canada following which a research workshop on Cancer Immunotherapy was organized to mark the occasion. Dr. Prachi Kaul congratulated Prof. Deep Saini, President & Vice-Chancellor, Dalhousie University and Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor, MAHE, for creating an environment to actualise such a collaboration. Dr. Kaul mentioned that SICI is pleased to witness its member institutions from India and Canada come together as a bi-national team to counter the challenges such as Cancer and as an effect serving to the community at-large. She said that the role of SICI is to support cluster-based collaborations and research in this bi-national corridor emphasising the importance of such crucial health research. Dr. Kaul also shared about the two Golden Jubilee awards conferred last year to MAHE in collaboration with the Canadian member institutions to come together on varied aspects of Cancer research.
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Building Partnerships @SICI -
CG Visit to the University of Guelph & University of Waterloo
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Ms. Apoorva Srivastava with Dr. Charlotte Yates
(center), President & Vice-Chancellor,
University of Guelph
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Ms. Apoorva Srivastava, Consul General of India in Toronto, visited University of Guelph (UoG) and met with Dr. Charlotte Yates, Prsident & Vice-Chancllor, UoG, Dr. Pavneesh Madan, Member-at-Large, SICI, staff of Guelph International and a few international students. Ms. Srivastava and Dr. Yates discussed opportunities for academic and research exchange in the Arts and Sciences streams between India and Canada including possible collaborations in innovation and technology.
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Ms. Apoorva Srivastava with Dr. Vivek Goel, President & Vice-Chancellor,
University of Waterloo
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On September 24, the University of Waterloo (UWO) hosted Ms. Apoorva Srivastava at its campus where she met Dr. Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor, UWO, faculty and students who are actively pursuing India-Canada research and scholarship collaborations.
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University of Waterloo and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi connected virtually on August 27, 2021 to explore research synergies, joint learning opportunities, and student mobility.
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Dr. Meenal Shrivastava from Athabasca University & a co-editor of a uniquely collaborative book-project,
“Write in Power: An Anthology of the Personal and the Political” (Pothi/The Hidden Pen Collective: Bangalore, 2021) involving twenty-four women and non-binary persons of South Asian origin living in India, Bangladesh, Canada, the US, and the UK, virtually launched their book on September 26, 2021.
To access the book, click here!
Watch the Launch video here! |
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On August 9, 2021, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) featured four IIT Roorkee teachers in 50 inspirational women in STEM education in which Dr. Davinder Kaur, a Shastri Mobility Programme (SMP) awardee of SICI, was recognized for vastly contributing to scientific research, new product development, patents and research publications. Congratulations, Dr. Kaur!
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- The Centre for Canadian Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla will be organizing a two-day International Conference entitled “India-Canada Relations: The Contemporary Dynamics” between October 2021 to December 2021.The conference is being organized in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research, North Western Regional Centre, Chandigarh.
For other details, click here!
Stay tuned for more updates...
- Online workshop 'Teaching & Practicing Marketing Research' will be organized by the Centre for Marketing in Emerging Economies, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow-Noida campus.
December 17-19, 2021
Stay tuned for more updates...
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