George Brown College deepens partnership with Chitkara University

George Brown College and Chitkara University strengthen partnership with New Academic Mentorship Agreement.

George Brown College, Toronto, Canada, and Chitkara University, Punjab, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on September 3, 2019. The agreement establishes opportunities for teaching and learning mentorship, curriculum development, and applied research. When it comes to Hospitality and Culinary education, George Brown College in Toronto-Canada leads from the front in setting ideal benchmarks in Hospitality education in North America. It welcomes student diversity from all corners of the world who aspire to take leadership positions in the hospitality and culinary sectors.

Students from India who are looking for a stellar International Program in Culinary management will be highly beneficial with this new agreement. As this agreement establishes opportunities for teaching and learning mentorship, curriculum development, and applied research. It will also provide students with academic mentorship from George Brown faculty who will help Chitkara University, Chandigarh to curate and co-deliver their curriculum. Students will be exposed to applied international pedagogy and Canadian socio-cultural context closer to their homes, when they have just come out of their schools. Besides, students will save more than half of the international fee component when they start at Chitkara University and then opt to transfer to GBC after two years of study at Chitkara University, based on academic eligibility and other statuary conditions.

The agreement was launched in the year 2016. The degree is tailored specifically to the culinary field. Developed with input from industry, it includes two work placements and combines management theory with advanced culinary courses, preparing students to enter the culinary industry with a strategic approach to operations and greater depth of insight in regards to food and cooking and the management of culinary operations.

Ms. Mia Yen, Consul General for Canada in Chandigarh was present at the event and reiterated the long term vision of PM Justin Trudeau “Canada looks forward to further strengthening our relationship, and working together in a broad range of areas, such as encouraging trade and investment, supporting innovation and education, promoting peace and security, and tackling the climate crisis, to create new opportunities for Canadians and Indians alike.”

Ms. Anne Sado, President, George Brown College, travelled to India to sign the agreement. She said, “We’re very pleased to deepen and expand our collaboration with Chitkara University. We share a commitment to preparing students for a diverse and global workplace. We are also united by our sense of responsibility to the industry, as we strive to deliver exceptional graduates who will become tomorrow’s industry leaders.”

Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Vice-Chancellor, Chitkara University, comments, “This will be a more intense form of our current relationship with George Brown College where we can expose our students to International and accomplished faculty from GBC where they can learn from the best including different cuisines, thus setting themselves up to work and live in any part of the world. This will enable our students to develop international skills sets and become employable or start their own culinary ventures anywhere.”