Punjab Technical University signs MoU with Canadian university

University of the Fraser Valley, a public university in British Columbia, Canada, has signed an agreement of mutual cooperation with Punjab Technical University (PTU) to benefit the computer science students of 14 PTU-affiliated colleges. PTU’s Deputy Registrar Ekonkar Singh Johal said the university had initiated the process with University of the Fraser Valley . Students in some courses will be awarded credits by University of the Fraser Valley. The students would be eligible for admission to the third year of Bachelor’s of Computer Information System at the Canada campus.

According to Johal, global exposure, coupled with effectively crafted curriculum, will expose PTU students to the latest concepts and give them an edge in the domestic and global job markets.

Ravi Phillips of Canada’s UFV said this was a more structured career pathway for the students of PTU, who would get credits for the studies completed here and can also acquire a degree from one of the most prestigious universities of Canada.

The collaboration, he said, would help both the universities explore further opportunities for academic exchange, faculty collaboration and shared research, besides providing study-abroad opportunities for Canadian students at PTU.

Johal said 13 PTU-affiliated colleges have been shortlisted, including Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology; Aryans College of Engineering, Banur; BIS College of Engineering, Moga; Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran; CT Institute of  Engineering Management and Technology, Shahpur, Jalandhar; Doaba Institute of Engineering  & Technology Ghataur, Kharar; Gulzar College of Engineering, Libra, Khanna; Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Engineering & Technology, Moga; and Ludhiana College of Engineering  & Technology, Katani Kalan, Ludhiana.