Thursday, October 20, 2022

Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY Who We Are. Canada-India Centre For Excellence (collectively, “CICE”) and Canada-India Acceleration Program (collectively, “CIAP”)(“Us”, “We”, “Our”). Our websites include carleton.ca/india/ and ciaccelerate.com.  Why We Have Instituted This Privacy Policy. CICE has created this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) to... More

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Founders of Feely Piano go to India for the “soft landing” phase of the Canada-India Accelerator Program

Emilee-Mae Feely and her cofounder Patrick Feely are among the first start-ups to go to India for the "soft landing" phase of the Canada-India Accelerator Program. Their company, Feely Piano, is a music education company that offers piano lessons in the comfort of your own home. This Uber-styled company has brought more than 500... More

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Canada-India Centre for Excellence Hosts Boot Camp for Women-Led Startups

Carleton University's Canada-India Centre welcomed 10 Indian women entrepreneurs for the first ever Transnational Boot Camp that took place during the last week of September and early October. The Transnational Boot Camp was the first step in the Canada-India Acceleration Program that will send 10 women-led startups to India for three months in... More

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

10 women-led startups to participate in bi-directional programme in Canada

Along with Carleton University, the Canada India Centre for Excellence launched the Canada-India Acceleration Program (CIAP) in June 2018. The CIAP will mentor 10 women-led startups at Carleton University and in India to expand the markets of both countries. To learn more about the program click here.... More

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Canada-India Centre hosts exchange students from India

The Canada-India Centre for Excellence hosted 30 students from India for an exchange during the months of June and July. During their stay, the students participated in one of three courses, Data Analytics and Cybersecurity, Wastewater Management, and Mechatronic Systems. As part of their experience and learning, they got to visit some of the... More

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

2018 India Study Tour

During a 2-week visit to India organized by the Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE), Carleton University students explored Mumbai, the Indian financial and cultural hub, and Bengaluru, the "Silicon Valley" of India. Students were introduced to Indian culture, business practices, tradition, food and art.  ... More

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Empowerment of Girls in India through Health and Education

Ms. Priya Dutt – a former Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Nargis Dutt Foundation – delivered a lecture on May 2, 2018 at Carleton University. Ms. Dutt’s lecture focused on health and education related challenges in rural India and the impact that Nargis Dutt Foundation has had since its inception in 1981.... More

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Canada-India Acceleration Program (CIAP)

Federal Government Highlights Carleton University-India Acceleration Program for Women Tech Entrepreneurs The Government of Canada has highlighted a partnership between Carleton University and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), India’s national regulator for colleges and institutes, that will support women tech entrepreneurs... More

Friday, December 1, 2017

Carleton Signs MOU with Indian Educational Council to Foster Startups and Innovation

Carleton University and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen international collaboration through a startup exchange and innovation ecosystem. Under the MOU, the AICTE’s Start-up Policy Unit and Carleton’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE) will work closely... More

Monday, November 27, 2017

Carleton’s Canada-India Centre Hosts Sikhism Symposium

 Baltej Singh Dhillon wasn’t trying to be a trailblazer. He was just a young man who wanted to serve his country. In 1988, when the college criminology graduate applied to join the RCMP after volunteering at a detachment in Surrey, B.C., Dhillon was rejected because he would not abide by the force’s dress code,... More

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Ottawa-based Indo-Canadian organizations collaborate with Carleton University to help Canadian businesses and newly-landed immigrants

To support Ottawa-based business and new immigrants to Canada, two key Ottawa-based Indo-Canadian organizations have created a collaborative initiative with Carleton University’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE) to connect Canadian businesses with talent, market expansion opportunities, and networking opportunities. The Indo-Canada... More

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Carleton’s Canada-India Centre Hosts Orientation for Newly-Arrived Indian Students

Every year, thousands of Indian students come to Canada to study at post-secondary institutions. Carleton University, the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College are now home to more Indian students than ever before. By some estimates, there are now more than 2,000 Indian students studying in Ottawa. While Canada’s diversity is well... More

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Enhancing the Canada-India Connection

Two high-ranking Indian officials addressed a full house of more than 100 people at Carleton’s Residence Commons conference room in mid-July at a celebration of the important international partnership between Canada and India organized by the university’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE). The recently appointed Indian High... More

Friday, June 2, 2017

India Study Tour Broadens Horizons

India has the fastest growing economy in the world. Within a few years, with two-thirds of its citizens under the age of 35, it will also have the youngest population on the planet. The current generation of Indian university students — fluent in English and focused on entrepreneurship, technology and innovation — will increasingly compete... More

Monday, May 29, 2017

Emerging Global Security Threats

The Canada-India Centre, in collaboration with the High Commission of India, Ottawa, hosted a roundtable discussion on the emerging global security threats, including terrorism, cybersecurity and climate change. The roundtable was attended by 18 experts, academicians, senior management, and community members. The discussion was led by Dr. Alex... More

Monday, April 24, 2017

Ambedkar and the India Constitution

Professor Thorat, a renowned scholar and economist, reflected on Dr. B.R.Ambedkar’s role in framing the Indian constitution. Dr. Thorat discussed the implementation of constitutional provisions in the context of Dalits in India and how Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the principal architect of India’s constitution, ensured social equality as an intrinsic... More

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Canada-India Centre recognizes High-Profile Indo-Canadians

Sheema Khan, a well-known Muslim activist, writer and popular speaker who grew up in Canada, credits her success to living in this country. One of 33 Indo-Canadians profiled in the 2017 edition of The A-List, a glossy publication that celebrates the success and contributions of Indo-Canadians and “friends of India,” Khan says she was... More

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Carleton’s Canada-India Centre Celebrates International Women’s Day

The Canada-India Centre for Excellence celebrated International Women’s Day 2017 with “Gender and Empowerment 2.0,” an engaging panel attended by Navdeep Bains, minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED). Event moderator Pauline Rankin, associate vice-president (Research and International) noted that 2017 marks the 108th... More

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

International Women’s Day 2017

Gender and Empowerment 2.0 The Canada-India Centre and Carleton International are pleased to mark International Women’s Day 2017 What’s next for women’s empowerment? Featuring an opening address by the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Followed by a Panel Discussion with Minister Bains... More

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

2017 Dhahan Prize For Punjabi Literature

Vancouver, BC (January 12, 2017) – Submissions are now open for the Dhahan Prize, the world’s signature prize in Punjabi literature. Authors who have published novels or short story collections in 2016 in either of the Punjabi scripts, Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi, are invited to submit their works for the $25,000 CDN first prize. Two... More

Monday, February 13, 2017

Shifting Frames: Urbanization, Slums, and Cities of the Future

On Friday, February 3rd, the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism and the Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE) hosted a symposium, entitled Shifting Frames: Urbanization, Slums, and Cities of the Future. The symposium brought together stakeholders from the communities, non-for-profits, government officials, and the academic... More

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

India Study Tour

Carleton University’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence, in partnership with Carleton International, is pleased to offer Carleton students a 2-week study program to India. Students will visit Mumbai, India’s financial and cultural hub, and Bengaluru, India’s “Silicon Valley”. The program will offer students a glimpse of cultural and... More

Friday, December 2, 2016

Constitution Day Event

The Canada-India Centre hosted an event to mark the occasion of the Constitution Day of India. The theme of the event was “India’s Constitution and Parliamentary Democracies". The event featured talks from two distinguished speakers: Dr. Stephen Azzi, Associate Professor, Carleton University and Dr. Chinnaiah Jangam, Assistant Professor,... More

Friday, November 4, 2016

Sardar Patel’s 141st birth anniversary event

The Canada-India Centre for Excellence, in partnership with the High Commission of India and various Ottawa-based Indo-Canadian community organizations, organized an event to mark the the 141st Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on November 4th, 2016. India's Acting High Commissioner, His Excellency Mr. Arun Kumar Sahu, delivered the... More

Thursday, October 20, 2016

2016 Dhahan Lecture – Shekhar Gupta to Speak About Changes in India

India is the most diverse society in the world, says Shekhar Gupta, the country’s prominent English-language journalist. Its 1.3 billion people represent a kaleidoscope of ethnicities, religions, languages and social classes. Yet, over the decades, as other nations have broken apart, India is becoming more cohesive, says Gupta. Drawn together by... More

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Centre hosts the Canada-India Innovation Conference 2016

Carleton Conference Explores Canada-India Innovation Connections The Canada-India Innovation Conference, hosted by the Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE) in partnership with the High Commission of India and the Indo-Canada Ottawa Business Chamber (ICOBC), took place at Carleton on Sept. 23. Canada and India have much to offer each other by... More

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Centre hosts a clean technology roundtable

The Canada-India Centre hosted a clean technology roundtable in partnership with Global Advantage Consulting Group. The roundtable was attended by business executives, former senior government officials, and researchers. Discussions revolved around Canada's Clean Technology sector and various government priorities to help grow the sector and the... More

Monday, August 8, 2016

International Internship Brings Engineering Students to Carleton from India

Earlier this month, 11 students from one of India’s top engineering colleges began a four-week international internship organized by Carleton’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE), a pilot program that supports the centre’s goal of promoting intercultural connections and education. The students, who came to Ottawa with Devarajaiah R.M.... More

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Dhahan Lecture 2015 Photo Gallery

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Carleton Signs MOU with Indian Council for Cultural Relations to Renew India Chair

Carleton University President Roseann O’Reilly Runte has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the High Commissioner of India to Canada, H.E Vishnu Prakash, to renew a visiting India Chair in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences focused on India-related studies at Carleton’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE). “We... More

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Carleton President Signs MOUs with India Partners While Accepting International Award

Carleton University’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE) is partnering with three Indian institutions to deliver business and cultural programming that will offer Canadians the skills and knowledge required to work in India and foster stronger innovation and trade connections between the two countries. Carleton is partnering with the... More

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Carleton’s Canada-India Centre to Host Art Exhibition Commemorating Komoagata Maru Tragedy

Carleton University’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence is pleased to announce the opening of an art exhibition to commemorate the events around the Komagata Maru incident. The opening ceremony will be held on May 18, 2016 at 4 p.m. When: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 4 p.m. Where: MacOdrum Library, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By... More

Friday, April 1, 2016

Celebrating Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s legacy

Carleton University and the High Commission of India are pleased to host a one-day seminar to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of India’s constitution. The seminar will feature prominent scholars in the field of history of ideas in modern India, especially Dr. Ambedkar’s role and contributions in the... More

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Canadian Tech Startups – Play ball in India!

India is emerging as an exciting market for Canadian technology startups. The country is the fastest growing economy in the world with significant market size, especially in IoT, Clean Tech, Health Tech, Financial Tech, and Education Tech. With rapid and strong projected growth in the adoption of smartphones, internet technologies, consumer... More

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