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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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