Who we are, what we do...
A consortium of Ontario universities and a group of universities in two
states in India, Maharashtra (maw-haa-raa-straw) and Goa, have initiated
a collaborative university student exchange program which will enrich
the quality of education of select students in Ontario and in
Maharashtra and Goa.
Maharashtra is the third largest state In India, with Mumbai (Bombay) as
the seat of the government. There are a number of educational and
research institutions of world repute in this state. There are 39
universities in Maharashtra.
Goa, with significant antecedents of Portugese culture, is an
influential center of arts, music, dance and cuisine. It is also home to
the University of Goa and the Birla Institute of Technology and Science,
Goa Campus.
The OMG program is similar to the existing "Ontario / Baden-Württemberg"
(OBW) and "Ontario / Rhône-Alpes" (ORA) programs, and is named
"Ontario-Maharastra-Goa" (OMG) program. Most universities have
individual university to university agreements for student exchange
programs. The OBW, OMG, ORA programs are different in that the
agreements are between groups of universities in Ontario and abroad.
The OMG program also breaks new ground in that scholarships are awarded
for students going in both directions. The OMG program has been made
possible through a grant from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities of the Government of Ontario, and through contributions of
OMG member universities.
The first OMG exchange students arrived in Maharashtra, Goa and Ontario
in 2008.
http://www.omgprogram.org/
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