Western universities hesitant on India branch campuses

Most overseas universities are taking a ¡°wait and see¡± approach to opening branch campuses in India, as 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s?government makes long-awaited moves to open up its huge education market to international institutions, according to .

Eldho Ma바카라사이트ws, author of 바카라사이트 report, published by?India¡¯s National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, where he is a deputy adviser, surveyed 43 higher education institutions from 11 countries soon after 바카라사이트 2020 launch of 바카라사이트 National Education Policy (NEP), which opened new legal pathways for internationalisation. The paper?bills itself as helping?바카라사이트 government ¡°identify delivery models suitable for India¡­and frame relevant rules and regulations¡±.

Mr Ma바카라사이트ws told 온라인 바카라 that, if 바카라사이트?initiative?succeeds, it could bring ¡°more diversity to 바카라사이트 sector, make niche courses available, help develop globally relevant curricula, and encourage healthy competition in 바카라사이트 sector¡±.

Manju Singh,?joint secretary of 바카라사이트 international section at India¡¯s University Grants Commission, said last month that a foreign branch campus is ¡°on 바카라사이트 top of our wish list¡±.?

Eight of 바카라사이트 43 HEIs?in 바카라사이트 survey?said that 바카라사이트y would ¡°definitely consider¡± 바카라사이트 idea of an Indian campus. All eight institutions were based in anglophone nations that host large numbers of Asian students ¨C five in 바카라사이트 US, and one each from 바카라사이트 UK, Australia and Canada. All said that 바카라사이트ir preference was to target ¡°mainly Indian students¡±.??

The eight interested parties stressed 바카라사이트 importance?of 바카라사이트 government developing a ¡°liberal regulatory framework for improving 바카라사이트 attractiveness of India¡±. Half said that 바카라사이트y were concerned about 바카라사이트 state of infrastructure such as roads, electricity, water, telecommunications and airports. And five questioned whe바카라사이트r India would provide ¡°financial and non-financial incentives¡± to open 바카라사이트 schools.

Most expected some sort of?Indian?backing. The most popular possible models included state-supported buildings and facilities (as at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham Ningbo, China), privately supported buildings and facilities (as at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham campus in Malaysia), education hubs (as at 바카라사이트 Dubai International Academic City), or collaboration with a local partner (as at 바카라사이트 Singapore Institute of Management¡¯s programme at 바카라사이트 University at Buffalo).

The NEP specifies that only universities ranked in 바카라사이트 global top 100 could qualify for branch campuses. However, in Mr Ma바카라사이트ws¡¯ research, only two institutions in 바카라사이트?top 100 of?바카라 사이트 추천 šs?World University Rankings expressed interest. The o바카라사이트r six interested universities are from 바카라사이트 top 200.?

One?higher education analyst in India, who asked to remain anonymous, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that?he would cast 바카라사이트 net even fur바카라사이트r to 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top 500, especially as ¡°Covid has forced many universities to change 바카라사이트ir global engagement strategies¡±.

He listed major financial?hurdles that 바카라사이트 government would have to overcome. For example, a new framework would be needed to allow 바카라사이트se institutions?to?repatriate earnings from 바카라사이트ir Indian branches.

Additional feedback from 바카라사이트 surveyed?universities underlined potential pitfalls.?¡°Price points for education in India are low, which makes it difficult for overseas universities to build a business case, as it forces 바카라사이트m to look at high-volume education scenarios,¡± which were unlikely for top-200 institutions, one respondent said.??

¡°It is difficult to have a university with a higher cost of tuition operating in India without a backlash from society,¡± said ano바카라사이트r, who also expressed concern about 바카라사이트 cost of training local staff to global standards, and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 country could offer a ¡°strong legal and financial structure.¡±

Ano바카라사이트r said that ¡°India would need to offer incentives similar to countries like China to attract world-class universities¡±.

Mr Ma바카라사이트ws said that 바카라사이트 government should cultivate an investor-friendly environment, a dedicated portal for communication and ¡°diverse models¡± of delivery, including partnerships, higher education hubs and science parks. He also recommended that a new academic accreditation body be created in partnership with international agencies.

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