1 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 Full-time-equivalent enrolment UndergraduateGraduateTotal 53,22613,38566,611 International7,4821,7879,269 India China + HK3, ,607 % International43.9%18.1%38.9% % International3.9%7.6%4.6%

University of Toronto and exchanges with India Montek Singh Ahluwalia Deputy 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 Kalam Former President of India - April 18th 2008 MP Shashi Tharoor (Oct 2011) India Innovation Institute (Oct 2011) FICCI Biotechnology Workshop September 2007 TATA Group June 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 HEALTH Prabhat Jha is investigating tobacco and alcohol use among 2M Indian adults as well as child, maternal & adult mortality among 6.7M Indians BUSINESS Rotman School of Management provides a professional development program for senior managers employed by the Indian Railways, the second largest railway network in the worl d 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 Challenges for a Major University?

India – the academic opportunities The Current Enrolment in Higher Education Enrolment Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) China25.4 M23% (2007) India16 M12% (2010) USA17.8 M83% (2007) The Enrolment Projections for Higher Education GER12%30% Total enrolment16 M40 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) CountryTop 50Top 100Top 250 USA UK91933 Australia5810 Japan3612 Hong Kong336 Canada2411 China237 Switzerland237 France2210 South Korea137 Singapore122 Germany421 Netherlands312 Sweden26 Denmark23 Belgium16 New Zealand14 Ireland13 CountryTop 50Top 100Top 250 Finland13 Taiwan12 Israel3 Spain3 Norway2 Austria2 Brazil2 Thailand2 Italy2 Saudi Arabia2 India2 (+9 at ) Russia1 South Africa1 Malaysia1 Mexico1 Indonesia1 Chile1

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 end For example, unfilled quotas in engineering in states: West Bengal6,000 Orissa2,600 Punjab10,000 Karnataka6,500 Etc. …and the numbers are increasing

The elephant in the room… ACCESS