Author: Canada India Education Council (CIEC)

One on One Webinar: Seneca College

Canada India Education Council (CIEC)

Our first session focused on Seneca College, located in Toronto, Canada and featured David Agnew (President), Keith Monrose (Executive Director, Seneca International) and Prashant Srivastava (Director, Regional Business Development, South Asia). As a top destination for international students they discussed what makes Canada, and Seneca in particular, an attractive overseas destination. Our speakers also addressed how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Seneca and what actions they have taken to ensure international students will be able to begin their studies soon.

The Digital Ecosystem & Canada’s Election

Canada India Education Council (CIEC)

From disinformation to memes to political advertising, digital media are being used to generate and share information in new ways. In this talk we review the various kinds of actors and tools found in a digital ecosystem and use the case of the October 21st Federal Election in Canada to explore that ecosystem. We will discuss the use of political bots and automation, political memes, and political advertising in particular.

Dr. Elizabeth Dubois (PhD, University of Oxford) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa. She is also a Fellow at the Public Policy Forum of Canada and member of Assembly based at Harvard’s Berkman-Klein Center. Her work examines political uses of digital media including media manipulation, citizen engagement, and artificial intelligence.

Ambitious Modi Plan to Restructure HE and Boost Research

Canada India Education Council (CIEC)

Source: University World News

India’s Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) this week unveiled a draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a solid majority for his Bharatiya Janata Party in national elections.

One Globe Forum 2019

Canada India Education Council (CIEC)

Bringing together leaders from business, government, academia, non-profit and the multilateral sectors to come together to discuss, debate and explore the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, urban governance,  economic growth, regional collaboration and higher education and their role in building a 21st century knowledge economy.