Union Cabinet Notifies India-Canada MoU in Research & Industry-Academic Collaboration

Union Cabinet Notifies India-Canada MoU in Research Excellence & Industry-Academic Collaboration

The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi has notified about Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Canada on 21st February 2018 in New Delhi.

The MoU aims to promote cross-border partnerships focused on research excellence and industry-academic collaboration between India & Canada that focus to cater vigorous innovation gains to both the countries.

The MoU will ensure researchers from both countries to undertake graduate-level academic research mobility and cross-border industry-academic cooperation.

Under the MoU, Graduate level academic research mobility programme, both countries will support up to 110 Masters and PhD student researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields in a 3-year period.

Under the MoU, recognised students from Indian universities will get chance to participate in 12 to 24 weeks research with Canadian university research laboratories. The same number of researchers from Canadian universities will also participate in 12 to 24 weeks research with research laboratories of eligible Indian universities

Under the MoU, cross-border Industry-Academic Cooperation, up to 40 Master and PhD student researchers in 3-years from each side will participate in 16 to 24 weeks research with industry partners located in each other’s country.

India-Canada collaboration is believed to foster new knowledge creation, Industrial exposure, joint scientific publications, Intellectual Property generation, etc.

The MoU will also strengthen India’s long-standing relationship in Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation with Canada.