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Eyeing more students from India, top Canadian Universities are currently visiting the best schools across India providing “personal guidance” to hundreds of potential candidates. The senior officials of nine Universities of Canada including British Columbia University, Carleton and Toronto University landed in Mumbai Sunday.
Their two day joint-campaign started on Mumbai for which seven international schools had short listed already. This includes Jamnabai Narsee, Dhirubhai Ambani International, American School of Bombay, Singapore International School, Ryan Global and Ecole Modiale and Oberai International School. “The interaction is mainly aimed at academically strong 11 and 12 graders from India,” says Preeti Prabhu, Trade Commissioner of Canadian consulate in Mumbai.
The students were told about the quality and diversity of Canadian higher education, the benefits of studying in Canada like availability of study-and-work options, job opportunities after the study and admission procedure The students were also given opportunity to interact with each university representative for the programmes being offered, fee structure and other details.
Leader of the delegation of nine varsities, Robert Finlayson from Carleton University says, “Indian undergraduate students are very important to us as they are academically very strong. They also bring a multicultural environment to our educational institutions making them stronger.”
Over 12,049 Indian students were studying in Canada in 2011, a figure which was double as compared to 2009. During the same period, enrolment of Indian students in US and UK saw a decline which was credited to economic slowdown. Indian students form second biggest group in Canada after China. “Engineering courses are most popular among Indian students,” says Michelle Beaton of Ryerson University, one of the team member visiting India.
The rising interest of Indian students in Canadian schools is attributed to relaxed immigration policy and cheaper education ($15,000-25,000) as compared US and UK. The Canadian institutions are now eyeing for more Indian students to leverage the situation.
Delegation of Canadian Universities would also visit Delhi, Dehradun, Hyderabad and Bangalore in next few days. Though it is the ninth season of India tour of Canadian Higher Education institutions, for the first time they will have such an extensive “school to school” campaign. “The aim is not only to woo more Indian students but also to reach out to them at younger age,” said a Principal.
The tour is organised by Canadian Higher Education Council and International Council of schools
http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/1876843/report-to-woo-more-kids-from-india-top-canadian-universities-visit-indian-schools
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