The Centre for Canadian Studies in collaboration with the School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, invites papers for the International Conference on Canadian Studies on The Reality of the Indigenous Woman: Canada and India, 5-6 February, 2009.
On December 19, 2008, the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen’s University will be releasing a report by Kant Bhargava and J.C. Sharma
entitled “Building Bridges: A Case Study on the Role of the Indian Diaspora in Canada” To preview the Executive Summary written by Thomas Axworthy, Chair
of the Centre for the Study of Democracy, please click here.
The Ontario-Maharashtra-Goa Student Exchange Program is a new initiative developed by a consortium of 17 Ontario universities and 10 universities in Maharashtra and Goa. Opportunities for exchange are now available for students throughout Ontario and scholarships are also available.
APFC releases two new reports pertaining to higher education in India by authors Rohan Mukherjee and Ryan Touhey.
Scholarships available to Canadian citizens for study at the graduate level.
Papia Sengupta, lecturer at the University of Delhi and recent Shastri Institute Canadian Studies Fellow has been published in the August 16 edition of Economic and Political Weekly. Her article Linguistic Diversity and Disparate Regional Growth is a result of many years of research including the work she accomplished in Canada.
SSHRC announces four special one-time funding opportunities – Canadian Environmental Issues – Special Call.
The University of Alberta will be offering two new courses this fall:
Music of India and South Asia and State and Society in India
500 BCE – 300 CE
The Board of Governors at Kwantlen Polytechnic University is pleased to announce the appointment of Arvinder Singh Bubber as the university’s first chancellor. Bubber will be officially installed in his new role as chancellor at Kwantlen’s Fall Convocation in October 2008, and will serve a three-year term through 2011.
For a schedule and list of participants, presentations, and photographs please click here