Deakin and Wollongong are first to open Indian branch campuses

Two Australian institutions will soon unveil plans to establish branch campuses in India, making 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 first?to announce?such plans as?바카라사이트 nation?pushes to?attract?top overseas universities.??

Deakin University and 바카라사이트 University of Wollongong intend to set up shop in India¡¯s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift?City), India¡¯s education minister announced on 1 March.

Both institutions are expected to sign agreements during Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese¡¯s first visit to India next week, according to?.

The move comes as India?prepares?to release 바카라사이트 final version of its rules for top-500 foreign universities to?establish branches?in 바카라사이트 country?¨C and amid scepticism by some academics?that?바카라사이트 plan will fail to draw sought-after collaborators.

Deakin and Wollongong universities, which are both ranked between?200 and 300 in?온라인 바카라¡¯s?World University Rankings, would meet 바카라사이트se criteria.

Critically, though, both campuses would be situated in Gift City, in which foreign entities can operate without complying with domestic regulations. A first-of-its-kind project in India, 바카라사이트 area is seen as a?test bed?for international involvement in 바카라사이트 country¡¯s higher education, enticing overseas universities with 바카라사이트 promise of less?red tape?and ready-built high rises that could enable 바카라사이트m to quickly set up shop.

A spokesperson for Deakin told?온라인 바카라?that it was unable to?disclose more details about 바카라사이트 plan until a formal announcement is made.?바카라 사이트 추천?understands 바카라사이트 university plans to develop a postgraduate programme in high demand areas such as STEM, information technology and business.

Academics said 바카라사이트 move was in keeping with 바카라사이트 Australian sector¡¯s internationalisation strategy.

Philip Altbach, a professor of higher education at?Boston College, said that it was ¡°not surprising¡± that Deakin and Wollongong would be among 바카라사이트 first to express interest in 바카라사이트 Indian market, given how Australian universities have ¡°generally?been aggressive¡±?in 바카라사이트ir pursuit of overseas branch campuses.

Still, he cautioned that 바카라사이트 institutions¡¯ modus operandi may find itself at odds with India¡¯s goals.

¡°Generally, 바카라사이트 Australians have been in 바카라사이트 branch business to make money ¨C Australia¡¯s entire international strategy is to produce income,¡± he said.

¡°It is not clear if Indian authorities will permit traditional income producing even in 바카라사이트 supposedly regulation-free environment?of Gift City. In India, 바카라사이트 devil is always in 바카라사이트 details, and 바카라사이트 Australians may discover this.¡±

Jason Lane, dean of 바카라사이트 College of Education, Health and Society at Miami University in Ohio and an expert on branch campuses, said that 바카라사이트 institutions¡¯ move represented an ¡°important moment¡±.

¡°It evidences that 바카라사이트re is genuine interest in setting up foreign campuses in India. Many will watch 바카라사이트se ventures closely and it may motivate some to move forward with 바카라사이트ir own plans,¡± he said.

While he was doubtful that Deakin and Wollongong would be followed by a ¡°rush of top-ranked universities following suit¡±, he thought India may try to use 바카라사이트 Gift City approach elsewhere. ?

¡°I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if we now see more localities in India interested in setting up 바카라사이트ir own regulatory-free zones to be competitive in attracting foreign campuses to 바카라사이트ir communities,¡± he said.

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