One of the first items on the agenda for Dr. Mark Evered during his trip to India was to visit Panjab University in Chandigarh. Mark brought greetings from UFV to the new Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Dr. Arun Grover. Dr. Evered was joined by Jackie Hogan UFV Chief Financial Officer, Satwinder Bains, Director of the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies, Dr. B.S Ghuman Dean of Arts at Panjab University and Mr. R L Kapoor, Advisor to the Vice Chancellor. The meeting also allowed discussion on joint research and student engagement opportunities between the two Universities and to reaffirm UFV’s commitment to build on successes of the past. UFV has had a vibrant and extensive research collaboration with Panjab University since 2004.