canada-india academic cooperation: opportunities and challenges for a major university
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Canada-India Academic Cooperation:
Opportunities and Challengesfor a Major University
H. Deep SainiVice-President, University of TorontoPrincipal, University of Toronto Mississauga
Indian students at the University of Toronto
Full-time-equivalent enrolment 2010-11Undergraduate Graduate Total
Total 53,226 13,385 66,611International 7,482 1,787 9,269India 290 136 426
China + HK 3,284 323 3,607% International 43.9% 18.1% 38.9%
% International 3.9% 7.6% 4.6%
University of Toronto and exchanges with IndiaMontek Singh AhluwaliaDeputy Chair, Planning Commission of India
Dr T. Ramasami Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (2009)
Minister Kapil Sibal (2005/2008)Minister of Science and Technology November 2005 and June 2008
His Excellency Dr. Abdul KalamFormer President of India - April 18th 2008
MP Shashi Tharoor (Oct 2011)
India Innovation Institute (Oct 2011)
FICCI Biotechnology Workshop September 2007
TATA GroupJune 2007 - September 2008
Canada-India Nanotechnology Workshops June 2007 and August 2008
Scientific Entrepreneurship Workshop in India (Jan 2012)
And many more…
University of Toronto research initiatives in India
BIOETHICS
Peter Singer and Abdallah Daar examine the contribution of
nanotechnology to addressing major global issues
HEALTHPrabhat Jha is investigating
tobacco and alcohol use among 2M Indian adults as well as
child, maternal & adult mortality among 6.7M Indians
BUSINESSRotman School of Management
provides a professional development program for senior
managers employed by the Indian Railways, the second largest railway network in the
world
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.
ENGINEERING
Levente Diosady discovered how to fortify salt with iron, offering a cure for anaemia which affects
some 2 billion people worldwide
Opportunities and Challengesfor a Major University?
India – the academic opportunities
The Current Enrolment in Higher Education
EnrolmentGross Enrolment Ratio (GER)
China 25.4 M 23% (2007)
India 16 M 12% (2010)
USA 17.8 M 83% (2007)
The Enrolment Projections for Higher Education2010 2020
GER 12% 30%Total enrolment 16 M 40 M
India – the other opportunities
• Research and Development• Industrial collaborations• Social engagement
The paradox that is India…
• Ambition vs Inertia• Energy vs Chaos• Nationalism vs Corruption• Wealth vs Poverty• Brilliance vs Bizarre
etc…
…But also an incredible ability to mobilize
• Green revolution
…But also an incredible ability to mobilize
• Green revolution• Economic liberalization
…But also an incredible ability to mobilize
• Green revolution• Economic liberalization• The communication revolution
…But also an incredible ability to mobilize
• Green revolution• Economic liberalization• The communication revolution
• Could education be the next one?
So what should a Major University expect in this
environment?
Why are you in India?
How Indians see it:• Prestige-enhancing (top ~50 universities)• Prestige-seeking (next 100 universities)• Revenue maximizing (beyond top 150)
QS World University Rankings 2011 (Top 250)Country Top 50 Top 100 Top 250
USA 20 31 59
UK 9 19 33
Australia 5 8 10
Japan 3 6 12
Hong Kong 3 3 6
Canada 2 4 11
China 2 3 7
Switzerland 2 3 7
France 2 2 10
South Korea 1 3 7
Singapore 1 2 2
Germany 4 21
Netherlands 3 12
Sweden 2 6
Denmark 2 3
Belgium 1 6
New Zealand 1 4
Ireland 1 3
Country Top 50 Top 100
Top 250
Finland 1 3
Taiwan 1 2
Israel 3
Spain 3
Norway 2
Austria 2
Brazil 2
Thailand 2
Italy 2
Saudi Arabia 2
India 2 (+9 at 251-700)
Russia 1
South Africa 1
Malaysia 1
Mexico 1
Indonesia 1
Chile 1
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
Where are the students?
• Acceptance rate in the top institutions is 3-5%
• Yet, thousands of seats remain unfilled at the lower endFor example, unfilled quotas in engineering in states:West Bengal 6,000
Orissa 2,600
Punjab 10,000
Karnataka 6,500
Etc. …and the numbers are increasing
The elephant in the room…
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