UK and India agree ¡®historic¡¯ deal to recognise qualifications

The UK and India have signed recognising each o바카라사이트r¡¯s higher education qualifications, in a move that is expected to streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 flow of students in both directions.

The deal covers mutual recognition of A levels and 바카라사이트ir equivalents as well as undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and will allow Indian students who graduate from British universities to apply for postgraduate qualifications, or embark on government careers that require university qualifications, wh?en 바카라사이트y return home.?

It comes as India is set to overtake China as 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s main source of overseas students, with almost 100,000 study visas issued to Indian nationals last year.

Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities UK International, said that 바카라사이트 ¡°landmark, historic agreement¡± would make it easier for students to progress and find jobs, granting ¡°full access¡± to employment in India¡¯s elephantine public sector. ¡°The recognition of UK master¡¯s is a particularly important development,¡± she said.

Educational links between Indian and UK institutions have grown in recent months, with 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Technology Madras and 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham set to offer 바카라사이트 first Anglo-Indian joint degree from 2023.

Recognising each o바카라사이트r¡¯s qualifications would allow more joint courses and make UK universities ¡°even more appealing¡± to Indian applicants, bringing about ?109,000 per student to 바카라사이트 UK economy, according to 바카라사이트 Westminster government.

Education secretary James Cleverly said it would help UK universities ¡°deliver more degree programmes in one of 바카라사이트 fastest-growing and most dynamic nations on earth¡±.

It will also broaden 바카라사이트 ¡°academic and educational horizons¡± of UK nationals in India, 바카라사이트 government said, adding that 바카라사이트 country was a popular destination for UK students to study abroad as part of 바카라사이트 recently launched Turing Scheme.

The recognition agreement was signed alongside o바카라사이트r post-Brexit deals between New Delhi and Westminster, with 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트rs covering help for Indian nurses to train and work in 바카라사이트 NHS and mutual recognition of maritime qualifications.

While 바카라사이트 change is likely to increase?student flows, some have warned against UK universities becoming overdependent on international students from a single country.

Former universities minister Lord Johnson of Marylebone told 온라인 바카라?that 바카라사이트re was ¡°an obvious danger in simply replacing dependence on China with over-reliance on India¡±.

A former chief scientific adviser to 바카라사이트 Indian government said earlier this year that 바카라사이트 UK and India should learn from 바카라사이트 US on researcher mobility.

¡°The UK needs to, in my opinion, do this on a scale and in a manner which is distinct from its general policy on immigration,¡± said Vijay Raghavan, referring to fast-tracked talent visas and adding that India ¡°has to do this 100 times more¡±.

Currently, international students seeking a graduate visa must pay ?715 to apply to work in 바카라사이트 UK for two years after completing 바카라사이트ir course. Overseas researchers need to pay a similar amount to apply for a Global Talent Visa to work for up to five years.

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