What were three young Canadian students doing in crowded bustees on the outskirts of Chandigarh? We posed this question to Stacy Thoreson (a Sociology/Anthropology student), Adam Rieu (a Geography student) and Kathryn Shiratti (a Geography graduate) from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). The answer we got was not only inspiring but loaded [...]
The University of the Fraser Valley strengthened its ties to India recently through an 11-day visit by UFV president Mark Evered and colleagues. And a visit by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his trade mission to Chandigarh gave students from UFV’s business administration program there the chance to make a good first impression on the [...]
In some parts of the world, the words “it’s a girl” aren’t always greeted with joy on the part of the parents of a newborn infant. In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted, or abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as [...]
A renowned Indo-Canadian author now living in the United States will return to the University of the Fraser Valley for the third time in five years to read from her latest work on Wednesday, Oct 10. The free reading will take place at 7 pm in the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, in Building F, also [...]
In this day and age, the dreams of a university don’t take flight without a solid foundation of community support. So when the Indo-Canadian community approached the University of the Fraser Valley (then UCFV) started to look into developing courses, programs, and community outreach initiatives in the area of Indo-Canadian studies in the early 2000s, [...]
Yvon Dandurand has served as Associate Vice-President (AVP), Research and Graduate Studies for the past 10 years, and is now stepping aside to return to teaching and research projects of his own. “I get all kinds of requests to be a guest lecturer as part of other professors’ classes, but that’s really not the same [...]
An evening of information sharing, networking and presenting will take place at UFV next week in celebration of International Women’s Day. The event is taking place on Thursday, March 8 and is being hosted by UFV’s Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies in collaboration with the Abbotsford/Mission Community Services, South Asian Peer Network Association (SAPNA), and International [...]
UFV students have gained a new avenue for studies and international opportunities thanks to the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an Indian university. The MOU was signed between the University of the Fraser Valley and Punjabi University in Patiala, India, recently. It will see the universities work together on tasks such [...]
News releases
Feb 14, 2012 UFV builds partnership with Punjabi University, India
| January, 2011 |
Centenary of the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple, Abbotsford, BC (est. 1911)
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| Nov 21, 2009 |
SD College's Canadian partner training youths to become global professionals |
| Nov 3, 2009 |
Much-lauded author of The Assassin's Song to read at UFV on Nov 20 |
| July 10, 2009 |
Indo-Canadian business community endows student award at UFV |
| July 2, 2009 |
UFV students in India see red on Canada Day |
| June 18, 2009 |
UFV honours Parm Bains for community contributions |
| June 12, 2009 |
UFV honours Dalip Singh Gill for founding Punjabi school in Abbotsford |
| March 4, 2009 |
UFV Chair helps BC companies succeed in India |
| March 2, 2009 |
UFV to host third annual South Asian film festival |
| Feb 19, 2009 |
South Asian Writers gather at UFV |
| Jan 15, 2009 |
Canadian MP urges students to trigger change for a new India |
| Dec 22, 2008 |
UFV signs new agreement in India |
| Nov 14, 2008 |
UFV marks anniversary of 'Continuous Journey' - Canada's blockage of South Asian immigrants |
| Nov 12, 2008 |
Dr. Panja on "Shakespeare in Bollywood Today" and "Shakespeare on the Indian Stage" |
| Oct 27, 2008 |
UFV India-Canada students receive boost from TD Canada Trust bursary |
| Oct 15, 2008 |
UFV photo exhibit chronicles Sikh pioneers in B.C.
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>> view slideshow from the opening of the show |
| June 5, 2008 |
India-Canada Studies certificate introduced at UFV |
| Dec 6, 2007 |
Agreements build education ties with India |
| Dec 2, 2007 |
Premier Gordon Campbell greets UFV BBA students in Chandigarh, India |
| Oct 25, 2007 |
UFV�hosts Afghan member of parliament and women's rights activist Malalai Joya |
| Sept 28, 2007 |
UFV helps Panjab University celebrate diamond jubilee
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| August 10, 2007 |
Journalist from Kashmir visits Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at UFV |
| June 20, 2007 |
$1.25M invested in Canada-India economic relationship |
| May 24, 2007 |
Visiting MD to address med school opportunities in India |
| April 2, 2007 |
UFV to conserve and document heritage of Canada?s oldest Sikh temple |
| March 5, 2007 |
Learn more about South Asia with Ehsaas film festival
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| March 2, 2007 |
Eye in India photo exhibit launch at UFV |
| January 31, '07 |
UFV features as key player in new Asia Pacific Trade Council report
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| Oct 28, 2006 |
UFV launches Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies |
| Oct 19, 2006 |
Satwinder Bains named director of CICS
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| Oct 11, 2006 |
Visiting scholar to speak at UFV on women in Indian fiction and cinema |
| Sept 12, 2006 |
Award-winning author Shauna Singh Baldwin to speak at UFV |
| July 7, 2006 |
UFV summer book club reflects on turbulent period in India |
| May 13, 2006 |
UFV launches industry-focused BBA degree in Chandigarh, India |
| April 5, 2006 |
UFV partners with GGDSD College to deliver its BBA on Indian soil |
| March 22, 2006 |
Community comes through and helps UFV meet financial goal for Indo-Canadian centre |
| July 13, 2005 |
Indian High Commissioner supports UFV?s CICSR |
| July 4, 2005 |
Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor visits UFV |
| June 10, 2005 |
Mission's Kuldip Gill receives honorary degree |
| May 24, 2005 |
Chief Minister of Punjab visits UFV, contributes |
| May 24, 2005 |
BC businesses urged to invest in Punjab |
| April 2, 2005 |
Premier announces Canada-India Business Innovation Chair�at UFV |
| January 20, 2005 |
New Canada/India academic partnership at work in Punjab and BC |
| December 8, 2004 |
UFV signs partnership agreements with Indian universities |
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The Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies has been a proud member of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute since 2005
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