The University of Toronto is expanding its academic and research engagement with India through institutional partnerships, research collaboration and student mobility, with its collaboration with Jio Institute forming part of the university’s broader India strategy.

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During a recent visit to Delhi, University of Toronto President Professor Melanie A. Woodin discussed the institution’s growing engagement with India, including opportunities in artificial intelligence, healthcare research, graduate mobility and doctoral education.

The university already has academic relationships with several leading Indian institutions, including the Indian Institute of Science, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras and Ashoka University.

AI is among the key areas of focus for the university. Woodin highlighted Toronto’s strong artificial intelligence ecosystem and pointed to Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton, whose work has played a major role in the development of modern AI research. She described AI as one of the University of Toronto’s core strengths.

Alongside its India-focused academic engagement, the university has launched a C$100 million Presidents’ Impact Scholarship programme for doctoral students. The initiative will support 50 PhD scholars with C$80,000 annually for four years. The first cohort is scheduled to begin in September 2027.

The university’s expanding partnerships with Indian institutions, combined with its focus on AI and graduate education, underline the growing importance of international research collaboration and talent mobility between India and Canada.