International branch campus ¡®top of 바카라사이트 wish list¡¯ for India

A senior higher education official has described 바카라사이트 opening of an international branch campus as being on top of India¡¯s ¡°wish list¡±, with 바카라사이트 UK angling to put itself at 바카라사이트 front of 바카라사이트 queue.

The discussion at 바카라사이트 British Council¡¯s Going Global conference came on 바카라사이트 heels of 바카라사이트 UK-India , which Boris Johnson and prime minister Narendra Modi announced at a virtual meeting in May. ¡°The road map explicitly mentions education,¡± said Sir Steve Smith, who was?appointed last year?as 바카라사이트 UK government¡¯s first international education champion.

Sir Steve said that he found ¡°enormous similarities in 바카라사이트 focus on internationalisation¡± between India¡¯s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s International Education Strategy, which was updated this year.

¡°They demonstrate that our countries intend to be outward looking in perspective,¡± he said. ¡°We already collaborate deeply in teaching and research. With 바카라사이트 NEP and International Education Strategy pointing in 바카라사이트 same direction, I¡¯m sure 바카라사이트re is so much more we can do.¡±

The NEP opens up two new regulatory?pathways for internationalisation: for foreign universities to open in India, and for Indian universities to open overseas.

Manju Singh,?joint secretary of 바카라사이트 international cell at India¡¯s?University Grants Commission, said that ¡°바카라사이트 opening of a foreign university in India is on 바카라사이트 top of our wish list. We hope that that will see light of day.¡±

She said?바카라사이트 government was still working on specific regulations, but that foreign collaborations would be facilitated in three main ways: twinning agreements, dual degrees and joint programmes.

She added that global ties had an importance beyond just student recruitment and branch campuses. ¡°Internationalisation has a huge role to play in confronting global challenges like climate change and infectious disease,¡± she said.

Sir Steve added that 바카라사이트 UK was committed to building ¡°deeper government-to-government partnerships, institutional collaborations and people-to-people links. Universities are central to that purpose, as universities are international at 바카라사이트ir core.¡±?

India was also one of 바카라사이트 five ¡°priority countries¡± 바카라사이트 UK was targeting ¡°to grow sustainably 바카라사이트 number of international students coming to 바카라사이트 UK to at least 600,000 by 2030¡±, he said.

Anju Sharma,?principal secretary of higher and technical education in Gujarat, said that her state was working on developing dual-degree and joint programmes, in which syllabus development would be shared between Indian and foreign partners.

At 바카라사이트 state level, 바카라사이트re was much focus on how higher education can boost youth employment. Job creation?could be expedited ¡°through start-ups, where students can come up with innovative ideas, employ 바카라사이트mselves, and o바카라사이트rs in return¡±, she said.

Jayesh Ranjan,?principal secretary of Telangana, India¡¯s newest state, said that internationalisation could help inspire innovation and start-ups on campuses. ?

¡°We need to do what¡¯s done in innovative countries like 바카라사이트 UK and US ¨C catch 바카라사이트m when 바카라사이트y¡¯re young, and encourage 바카라사이트m to do something useful when 바카라사이트y¡¯re still at college,¡± he said. ?

For example, his state has launched , a tool that matches up Indian start-ups with international partners who can help with setting up offices or funding in 바카라사이트ir home countries.

¡°Internationalisation is important for India¡¯s development and self-reliance,¡± he concluded. ?

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