India and UK Join Hands to Prosper Education Sector

The education sector in India is reaching unprecedented heights with government signing deals worth crores of rupees with various countries. With the mission of spreading high quality education to students in India, the Ministry is collaborating with numerous foreign education institutions. Through various multi-million agreements and deals, exchange programs, workshops and other such efforts, the educations system is surely undergoing a transformation phase.

Some of the recent achievements in academic sector include India-US summit on higher education; investment of gargantuan amounts in technology institutes; extension of loans at cheaper interest rates through education loan camps; promotion of e-learning trends and adoption of Unique ID system. The latest feather added in the cap is finalizing of a 5 million pound deal with UK facilitated through the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). The two nations are coming together to work on developing and disseminating education among students in both India and UK.

The Indo-UK deal involves setting up of new educational institutes and holding skill development & leadership programs. It includes focusing on assurance and maintenance of quality of the courses offered to the students. India and UK are equal partners in the deal i.e. both of them have invested 2.5 million pounds each after signing the MoU today on July 28. University Grants Commission (UGC), the Commission that allocates grants to Universities, has funded the share of nearly Rs. 18 crores on behalf of India.

UK has expressed interest in developing education with India as a partner by including the proposed Innovation Universities of our country on its agenda. It wishes to set up new institutes besides developing such universities and take it further. Indian education system is acknowledged worldwide and so, many countries are looking forward for active educational tie-ups. Such programs are expected to boost India’s education sector tremendously and take it to uncharted territories.

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Foreign Universities coming to India

Foreign universities, foreign education, has always been a craze among students. Foreign degrees in higher education even do wonders for students in terms of preference in job opportunities. Students with degrees from foreign universities are in high demand comparative to degrees from Indian schools and colleges. The major factor involved in courses from foreign universities, is the price and the difference in lifestyle and culture of the foreigners from India. Now students don’t have to worry about their adjustments in the foreign land, and the extra pounds they had to shed for food, house rents and many other things. The students now can earn foreign degrees, studying in their country only, without sacrificing the love of their mom and the home food, which are the most prominent things which are said to be missed by students.

I m not exaggerating anything, I am just writing, according to the Foreign Educational Institutional bill passed, by the Union Cabinet of Indian Government. The bill states the biggest milestone in the Indian education sector, as per which, foreign universities are now onwards allowed to set campus in India. Yes, I am, not kidding, finally the dreams of many foreign universities have got fulfilled, and they have already approached many Indian institutions for tie ups. The entry to these institutions would be in the form of tie up and associations with top Indian universities and large business groups.

Though, the approval for 200 universities is pending, covering few of the top universities like Cambridge and Oxford. India has proved to be a great market for the education industry, because of the level and standards of school education in the country, many foreign universities want to open campuses in India, so that they get to the produce the cream of the society. It’s good for the future of the students of India as well, because it will give birth to more choices for the students to opt as a career and advancements in term of educational practices and the methods to disseminate information to the students will be seen.

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