Thursday, November 10

Arrive in New Delhi

Friday, November 11

New Delhi

8:15 am – 7:00 pm
11:00 am – 11:10 am

11:00 am

FICCI (Please feel free to visit the BC booth at the presentation hall)
Optional: Moment of silence to recognize Remembrance Day
at India Gate
Departure from FICCI’s opening ceremony (held at Ashok
Hotel) to Leela Hotel

11:30 am – 11:40 am

MOU signing (at hotel Chairman’s Boardroom)

BC Institutions

• Simon Fraser University

11:30 am – 12:50 pm
1:15 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
9:15 pm

Lunch at hotel
Departure from hotel back to FICCI
Departure from hotel to BC Premier's Reception
BC Premier's Reception (Canada House)
Departure back to hotel

Saturday, November 12

New Delhi

8:30 am – 6:15 pm
pm

FICCI
Departure to Mumbai

Sunday, November 13

Mumbai

10:30 am – 12:15 pm
Free day

Optional: Remembrance Day Ceremony
Delegates may choose to spend this free day in Delhi or in Mumbai.

Monday, November 14

Mumbai

8:45 am – 9:30 am

Departure from hotel to University of Bombay

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Education seminar/session at University of Bombay

Models of Cooperation: University of Bombay

Discussion on matters of mutual collaboration/student and faculty exchange between Canadian delegates and University of Bombay Faculty, Staff and students.

• Welcome to University of Bombay by Professor Nilufer E. Bharucha, Honorary Coordinator
• Remarks by Dr. Satwinder Bains, Director, Indo-Canadian Studies Centre, University of the Fraser Valley, BC, Canada
• Introduction of Canadian delegates
• Introduction of Bombay delegates
• Speech by University of Bombay Vice Chancellor, Dr. Rajan Welukar
• Facilitated discussion on collaboration and the way ahead

11:30 am – 12:15 pm
pm

Departure from University of Bombay to hotel
Departure to Bangalore

Tuesday, November 15

Bangalore

8:00 am

9:00 am – 11:00 am

Departure to Infosys

Education tour of Infosys

• Infosys website
• Infosys Education page

11:00 am – 11:45 pm
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm

12:45 pm
12:45 pm – 2:30 pm
.

Departure back to hotel
Thompson Rivers University social media launch

UBC Office Opening (at lunch)
Lunch hosted by Premier at hotel

1:00 pm – Remarks by Premier Clark
1:05 pm – Professor Stephen Toope and opening of UBC office
1:10 pm – Remarks by Dean Dan Muzyka, UBC Sauder School of Business

Late departure for New Delhi or Mumbai for transfer

Wednesday, November 16

Chandigarh

Morning

3:00 pm


4:00 pm – 6:00 pm







4:15 pm – 4:35 pm

6:00 pm



7:00 pm

Train or flight to Chandigarh

Departure (TRU bus) to Presidential Forum
Meeting point: JC Marriott Hotel lobby

Presidential Forum
Location: Taj Hotel, Ballroom A

The Presidential Forum will present opportunity for Senior
University Executives to promote international
education relations between institutions in the State
of Punjab and Canadian institutions.

Optional: Ground breaking ceremony outside of Chandigarh

Departure (TRU bus) back to hotel
Note: the transportation to/from this event
is kindly provided by TRU.

Departure to reception at Consul General's Residence

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
8:15 pm – 8:37 pm

Reception at Consul General's Residence
MOU signings (adjacent room)

BC Institutions

• Ministry of Education
• Simon Fraser University
• Simon Fraser University
• University of British Columbia
• Royal Roads University
• University of the Fraser Valley
• Langara College

9:00 pm
End of Mission

Departure to hotel