Asia

The University of Alberta has extensive and longstanding connections with partner institutions across Asia, including some relationships that have been actively cultivated over the course of 40 years. Key outreach activities in the region include mobility of faculty and students , experiential learning abroad, joint research collaborations, and capacity building initiatives.

With over 140 active agreements with Chinese institutions, UAlberta's collaborations with China are the largest scale and most diverse among those in the region, spanning all 18 faculties on campus. Chinese students are the largest group of international students at UAlberta, which enjoys the distinction of being the leading Canadian university in Canada-China academic relations. The China Institute, an institute dedicated to enhancing understanding between Canada and China and the world-class Mactaggart Art Collection are also hallmarks of UAlberta's ties with China.

Since the beginning of this century, UAlberta has expanded significantly its ties with India, building on existing partnerships with leading academic institutes, government agencies and industrial leaders. In 2012, with $13.8 million in financial support from the Canadian government under its Canadian Networks of Centres of Excellence, IC-IMPACTS (the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability) was established by UAlberta, UBC and UToronto, together with various organizations in India, to address key challenges that affect the quality of life of millions of people in Indian and Canadian communities.

The University of Alberta, through its Faculties and individual professors, has activities in countries across the region, including the Prince Takamado Japan-Canada Centre for Teaching and Research, the Play Around the World program in Thailand and Cambodia, and research and teaching related to East Asia and South Asia.

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