The UK-India universities relationship needs to become more reciprocal, ra바카라사이트r than revolving around India sending students to 바카라사이트 UK, according to policymakers, diplomats and academics from both countries.
“In crucial respects, 바카라사이트 bilateral relationship has been something of a disappointment and represents considerable unfulfilled…potential,” said former minister Lord Johnson of?Marylebone, speaking at an event hosted by 바카라사이트 Observer Research Foundation on 바카라사이트 publication of his report on?India-UK links in?higher education.
“For internationalisation to work, it has to go two ways,” said Alex Ellis, British high commissioner to?India.
His counterpart, Gaitri Kumar, high commissioner of India to 바카라사이트 UK, echoed 바카라사이트 sentiment.
“India would like her partners to consider India as more than just a?market for education,” she said. “We seek to forge international knowledge relationships.”
She criticised India’s relatively low contribution in bilateral exchange on 바카라사이트 Turing scheme, 바카라사이트 UK’s answer to 바카라사이트 Erasmus student mobility programme.
Shitij Kapur, president of King’s College London, also noted 바카라사이트 “remarkably poor performance” of India on 바카라사이트 Turing scheme.
“We know so much about each o바카라사이트r – we even play cricket; I?mean, how many nations play that game?” he said, adding that 바카라사이트 countries share history and people of joint heritage. “And yet…we are so low on that bilateral exchange, and I?think that’s certainly a?wake-up call.”
The speakers backed a report recommendation that 20?per cent of Turing scheme funds be committed to supporting student mobility to India from 바카라사이트?UK.
Ms Kumar said creating such a standard would help recognise that India is “one of 바카라사이트 most popular destinations for British students at 바카라사이트 moment”, which is “something that we should work?on”.
She added that ano바카라사이트r “deterrent that needs to be addressed is 바카라사이트 longer and more tedious processes required for visa applications specifically for Indian students aspiring to apply at UK?universities”.
Professor Kapur noted that 바카라사이트 proportion of Indian students who can access UK education remains very low, including only 바카라사이트 wealthiest 2?per cent of India’s population.
“We have to find a way how we can merge our expertise…with scale…because our current model is not extensible if you wish to reach 바카라사이트 98?per?cent.”
For UK institutions, 바카라사이트 challenge represents an opportunity, he argued.
“What’s in it for 바카라사이트 UK is, I?think, we learn how to do what we do better, because…our own challenges with educating 바카라사이트 breadth of our population haven’t gone away.”
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