{"id":852,"date":"2014-04-17T15:24:08","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T15:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/indocanadianstudies\/?p=852"},"modified":"2014-04-17T15:24:08","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T15:24:08","slug":"dr-amandeep-sandhu-bc-regional-chair-talk-for-research-lecture-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/2014\/04\/17\/dr-amandeep-sandhu-bc-regional-chair-talk-for-research-lecture-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Amandeep Sandhu, BC Regional Innovation Chair Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Amandeep Sandhu, the BC Regional Innovation Chair in Canada-India Business and Economic Development which is housed in the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies gave his first lecture as part of UFV&#8217;s Research Lecture Series. Dr. Sandhu&#8217;s lecture, which was hosted by the Office of Research, Engagement and Graduate Studies was titled\u00a0<em>The Great Economic Transformation of the 21st Cebtury: How Globalization of Service Jobs Will Determine Your Career and Life<\/em>. In his talk, Dr. Sandhu addressed\u00a0the now rising practice of outsourcing white collar jobs globally and framed them within the rapidly changing 21st century global capitalism. He also discussed how the jobs and careers of people in advanced and emerging economies are impacted by this trend.<\/p>\n<p>The talk was well attended and included faculty, staff, students and community members who all engaged in some lively discussions and networking after the lecture.\u00a0Dr. Amandeep Sandhu had been named the University of the Fraser Valley\u2019s new BC Regional Innovation Chair in Canada\u2013India Business and Economic Development and took up his post on July 1. Dr.\u00a0Sandhu will also be a faculty member in the UFV School of Business.\u00a0The research chair\u2019s mandate is to help local businesses capitalize on opportunities in India by providing market intelligence and advice.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/00003.MTS_.Still001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-853\" alt=\"00003.MTS.Still001\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/00003.MTS_.Still001-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/00003.MTS_.Still002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-854\" alt=\"00003.MTS.Still002\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/00003.MTS_.Still002-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/00003.MTS_.Still003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-855\" alt=\"00003.MTS.Still003\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/00003.MTS_.Still003-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/00003.MTS_.Still007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-856\" alt=\"00003.MTS.Still007\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/00003.MTS_.Still007-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/Lecture-jpeg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-857\" alt=\"Lecture jpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sasi\/files\/2014\/04\/Lecture-jpeg-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Amandeep Sandhu, the BC Regional Innovation Chair in Canada-India Business and Economic Development which is housed in the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies gave his first lecture as part of UFV&#8217;s Research Lecture Series. 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