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Tamil Studies General Meeting

The Tamil Studies Coordinating Committee is holding a meeting for people to come together to reflect on recent progress for Tamil Studies and discuss future goals to expand the current curriculum and build a more sustainable program. This will also be a great opportunity to review the current state of our initiative and improvements that can be made in moving forward.

Anyone who is interested in learning more about this is invited to attend the General Meeting on:

Thursday February 28, 2008 @ 6pm - 8pm
University of Toronto, St. George Campus - Room BA 2135 (Bahen Centre)

To learn more, click here.

13.01.08
CTC Gala Dinner

Canadian Tamil Congress held its Annual Gala Dinner on January 13th 2008. The event showcased Tamil arts, culture and achievements within the community such as the establishment of Tamil Studies within the University of Toronto. The Canadian Tamil Congress and New College Principal Rick Halpern made announcements of significant advances taking place for Tamil Studies. Many of the attendees, who came from across Canada to attend the event, received the news with great enthusiasm. To learn more, click here.

15.11.07
Classes are a Success

Since September 2006, more than 120 students have taken either the introductory language course or the Tamil Studies course. According to course evaluations conducted by the Arts & Science Students Union, students have responded to the courses with exceptionally positive feedback and enthusiasm. To learn more, click here.

 

 

 


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Tamil Studies newsletter #1
12.30.05


The first Tamil Studies newsletter has been released! Click below to read about the latest achievements and upcoming goals for the Tamil Studies project.

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'Vanakkam' to new Tamil courses
28.04.06

Add Tamil to the list of South Asian languages currently being taught here. It’s only been two years since a group of South Asian students got together and formed the University of Toronto Tamil studies co-ordinating committee. The students are committed to raising $12,000 per year for the next five years to continue the language course. “It’s important that we provide these courses because it helps us maintain our culture. If we don’t educate ourselves then in 10 years time this city won’t be as diverse as it is now,” said Ponnampalam. more...

U of T will be first in Canada to offer Tamil language courses
16.02.2006

The University of Toronto Tamil Studies Coordinating Committee is celebrating a new Tamil Studies Program that will be offered at U of T. The group has lobbied U of T to introduce a Tamil language course in the past. more...

Toronto University TSA makes history with Tamil studies
15.06.2005

A Tamil studies course will be offered by the faculty in the summer of 2006 followed by Tamil language courses in the fall term (September) of 2006. With the announcement, UoT becomes the only university in Canada to offer Tamil studies program making this achievement by the Tamil Students’ Association a milestone in the history of Canadian Tamils. more...