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UK’s University of Southampton is set to open a campus in Gurugram Delhi-NCR

Posted 30 Aug 2024

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The University is ranked among the top 100 in the QS World University Rankings.

Provisions under National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and UGC guidelines

  • NEP seeks to promote global universities to setup their campuses in India.
    • Internationalization at home: Offering courses in Indian culture, sciences, and traditions, leveraging global interest in these areas.
  • UGC guidelines, 2023: It focuses on eligibility criteria, admissions, fee structure, etc. for the foreign universities in India. 

Significance

  • Mitigating brain drain and financial strain.
  • To attract reputed Institutions in India.
  • Push emerging private universities to enhance their quality and capacity.

Implementational Challenges

  • Incorporating Indian culture and multilingualism into the curriculum for Foreign higher Educational Institutions (FHEIs) operating in India.
  • FHEIs may evolve into large centres for India-specific research rather than general research, limiting the efficacy of UGC guidelines. 
  • Global experiences highlights that elite world-class institutions tend to remain domestic, which explains few FHEIs operating globally. 

Future Roadmap

  • Promoting FHEIs partnerships with local institutions for more profound research based on global experience. 
  • Reforming the governance models of local universities by involving a pool of global academics with significant autonomy.
  • Promoting studying in India in foreign countries to attract international students.
  • Tags :
  • NEP 2020
  • UGC
  • Foreign higher educational Institutions (FHEIs)
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