Announcement from Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI)

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) shares that the programmes for 2023-24 are being announced in the hybrid model. An attempt has been made to strengthen the activities and interactions of SICI-led bi-national clusters by announcing grants to organise academic activities i.e. conferences and lectures, research paper awards, and faculty mobility programmes. Programmes seeking applications are as follows (please click on each programme to access the details):

Programmes and Activities for Binational Agri- Cluster

• Shastri Conferences Grant (Agricultural Sciences)

• Shastri Lecture Series Grant (Agricultural Sciences)

• Shastri Mobility Programme for Curriculum Development

• Shastri Best Research Paper Award for Students

Programmes and Activities for Binational One Health Cluster

• Shastri Conferences Grant (One Health)

• Shastri Lecture Series Grant (One Health)

• Shastri Mobility Programme for Curriculum Development

• Shastri Best Research Paper Award for Students

• Shastri Mapping and Matching Workshops (SMMIWs)

Other Programmes

• SCLSG Conference/Symposium Grant

• SCLSG Lecture Series/ Workshop/Seminar  

• Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) (Essay Writing Competition)

• Shastri Best Research Paper Award (SBRPA)

• Shastri Scholar Travel Subsidy Grant (SSTSG)

• Shastri Faculty Collaboration and Internationalization (SFCI) Project

• SICI Membership Development Fund (SMDF)

Announcement from Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

Sign up for SICI's upcoming Short-term Virtual Course!

Course name: Spatial Dynamics,Urban Transportation & Planning 

Starts May 20, 2023

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Course Highlights

• Holistic understanding of urban transportation and planning 

• Knowledge of urban diversity and evolving transportation needs

• Analytical insights into the urban land use-transportation relationship

• Learning about different modes of transport in cities and the significance of public transport systems for sustainable cities

• Conceptualize urban mobilities and their types. Discussions on the nature and characteristics of passenger and freight mobility in urban areas

• Familiarization with the concept of urban freight transport and its management

• Introduction to the recent advances in city logistics 

• Deliberations on urban transport externalities and Sustainable Development Goals 

• Critical analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban transport and mobilities 

• Reflections on the planning approaches and the question of sustainable transport 

• Introduction to Big Data and transportation analysis 

• Case study-based discussions 

• Guest lecture(s) by experts from India and Canada

Course takeaways

• Holistic understanding of urban transportation, planning and its spatial dynamics

• Develop knowledge, critical thinking and ideas

• Learning of international practices in urban transportation planning

• Understanding of sustainable transportation and practices

• Knowledge and skills to independently undertake teaching and research on urban transportation 

• Opportunity to build professional network

• Opportunity for Indian and Canadian participants to generate new and collaborative ideas for future grant opportunities offered by SICI and other future endeavors

Announcement from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute is offering two short term courses online:

Short Term Course on " Excellence in Scientific Communication"

Who can attend?

·         Graduates

·         Doctoral Fellows

·         Post-Doctoral Fellows

·         Junior faculty members

·         Working professionals

Date of Commencement:   Postponed to a later date      Time:  6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (IST)

Frequency:   Two classes (75 minutes each ) on Saturday evening      Duration of course: 5 weeks

Short Term Course on "Facebook for Business Marketing"

Who can attend

·         Students

·         Startups

·         Businesses

·         Working professionals

·         Anyone interested

Date of Commencement: 1st April,2023         Time:  6:00 PM to 7:15 PM (IST) 

Frequency:  Two classes (75 minutes each ) on Saturday and Sunday      Duration of course: 8 weeks

EDIA Workshop

SICI’s Canada Office cordially invites you and your colleagues to participate in its EDIA Workshop (virtual) on March 29 2023, exploring the principles of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility. Dr. Rohini Bannerjee, Assistant Vice President of Diversity Excellence and a full Professor of French in the Dept. of Languages and Cultures at Saint Mary’s University, NS Canada, will present the event.

This 90 minutes Virtual Workshop will allow the participants to identify their unconscious bias and analyze the negative long-term impacts of microaggressions within the context of SICI Governance.

Please see the poster: EDIA Virtual Workshop Poster.pdf.

Those interested should register for the Workshop by March 20, 2023.

Shastri Student Internship in India Project (SSII) (Application deadline extended)

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for Shastri Student Internship in India (SSII) Project. The SSII Project is part of SICI Canada's Short-term Outbound Mobility Program, Canadian Scholars to India (CSI). The CSI Program is supported by Global Affairs Canada, the Government of Canada. The target of the CSI Program is to improve and diversify Canadian scholars (student and faculty) academic mobility to India.

The SSII project-grants offer Internship and Co-op opportunities (International Work Integrated Learning) to Canadian undergraduate-level students in India. The SSII grant recipients are Canadian undergrad students going to India for three months to work on specific projects in their host Indian organizations. During these three months, the SSII students will be working under the supervision of designated supervisors/coordinators at their respective host Indian organizations.  

The application deadline has been extended to 22 December 2022.

For information, please visit the SICI website at https://www.shastriinstitute.org/SSII-2022-23.

For additional information, or if you are interested in applying, please contact Dr Rohini Bannerjee rohini.bannerjee@smu.ca, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) representative for Saint Mary's University.

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI): Announcement of Programmes 2022-23

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) is pleased to announce programmes for the year 2022-23 in a hybrid model in which proposals can be submitted based on the Institute’s COVID-19 policy.

Programmes seeking applications are as follows (please click on each programme to access the details):

- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: 75 Years of Independence (Logo Design Competition)

- International Youth Day 2022 (Articles/Essays Writing Competition)

- Shastri Conference & Lecture Series Grant (SCLSG):

      - SCLSG Conference/Symposium Grant 2022-23

      - SCLSG Lecture Series/ Workshop/Seminar 2022-23

- Shastri Short-Term Virtual Course (SSTVC) 2022-23

- Shastri Mapping & Matching Interest Workshop (SMMIW) 2022-23 (One Health)

- Shastri Best Research Paper Award (SBRPA) 2022

- Showcasing and Disseminating Knowledge and Research (SDKR) 2022-23

- SICI Membership Development Fund (SMDF)

- SICI-Mitacs Partnership Programme:

   - Globalink Research Award Programme/SRSF Programme for Doctoral and Post -Doctoral scholars

Date extended for Short-term Virtual Course on "Economic Analysis of Law"

Date extended for Short-term Virtual Course on -

"Economic Analysis of Law"

New Course commencement date:

December 6, 2022 (every Tues & Thurs)

No. of seats available: 50

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Date extended for Short-term Virtual Course on "Artificial Intelligence in Robotics"

Date extended for Short-term Virtual Course on "Artificial Intelligence in Robotics"

New Course commencement date:

December 3, 2022 (every Saturday)

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