Mitacs CEO, Dr. Arvind Gupta, joined host Jennifer Mather on Canada AM to talk about the various ways mathematics contributes to our world, from crowd control to cancer treatment. Video coming soon…

By VIR SINGH NEW DELHI — Canada, which has long promoted its eagerness to attract foreigners, is experiencing a surge in the number of Indian students heading there for higher education. Besides the country’s positive attitude toward outsiders, the chief attractions for Indian students are the lower costs for both tuition and living expenses, in […]

Recently, Gilles Patry, president of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, offered his take on the three drivers of innovation: a healthy private sector that has science, technology and innovation strategies at its core; universities that produce strong talent; and researchers and workers who recognize and seize the opportunity to work smarter and more creatively. These seem straightforward enough, […]

It’s Amrita Nair’s first time in Canada and after spending the last two months studying at the University of Alberta, she’s not sure she wants to leave. “Edmonton is a great and diverse city, with really friendly people and many interesting opportunities,” said Nair, an economics student at the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras. “This time […]

Amrita Nair, an economics student, is just one of 28 elite students from India who travelled more than 12,000 km for the opportunity to collaborate on important research taking place at the U of A as part of the Mitacs Globalink program. “This time here has opened my eyes to the great opportunities here in Canada,” she says. […]

By Campbell Clark, Page A1  OTTAWA — In Canada’s attempts to reach around the world to build ties to emerging powers, one of the most important initiatives is coming from Canadian universities lured by the pot of gold in India’s millions of bright young students. Vast numbers of young Indians demanding a middle-class lifestyle and university education […]