Globalization has been a hot topic in many sectors for nearly a decade, including education. This article in University Affairs highlights an important opportunity that Canadian universities can take advantage of if efforts are taken to reach out to India. With a rapidly growing economy, a population of more than 1 billion people and a middle class that now exceeds 200 million the opportunities must be endless.
Sadly, I have never been to India so I cannot speak to the exchange and partnership opportunities that the article points too. I do wonder how student affairs can contribute to the development of a relationship between higher education institutions in each country. Is it possible (or reasonable) for associations, like CACUSS, to play a role in finding solutions? ACUHO-I has used study tours of different countries to help professionals learn, exchange knowledge and build relationships.
Future enrollment of Canadian schools is going to be increasingly driven by new or recent immigrants to Canada according to this article in The (Waterloo) Record and many of those immigrant will be from India. Creating relationships with Indian schools could help these students or it could open the door for other students to explore the world and understand globalization first hand.
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