According to top British government, a delegation from 22 UK universities will be on a five-day visit to India to explore collaborations related to the New Education Policy (NEP). This will be the largest delegation of UK higher education leaders to meet with key state and central government from 6-10 June to re-energize the relationship between the higher education sectors in the two countries.
The British Council, the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities, will host the delegation. The delegation will include representatives from 22 UK universities, Department of Education (DFE UK) and Universities UK International (UUKI), Department for International Trade (DIT UK) to meet Indian government bodies and university leaders.
During the next four days, the delegation will interact with ten states and look forward to laying the foundation for several partnerships.
We look forward to taking the opportunities that are being opened up through the implementation of NEP 2020 and are confident that we will find support and guidance through our interactions with governments in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, and Kolkata.
It will focus on the need for India-UK collaboration in science, research and innovation to address shared global challenges, and develop opportunities for potential higher education collaboration as outlined in the NEP.
The delegation will present the developments between the two countries over the years since the last delegation visit to India in 2019.
Over the next few days, the delegation focused on expanding the scope and scale of the India-UK partnership in a range of thematic areas, through different models of cooperation such as Transnational Education (TNE), dual degree, knowledge and expertise sharing, will do Others, – S. Smith, International Education Champion, United Kingdom Government, told media.
Barbara Wickham OBE, Director India, British Council, said, – The British Council is excited to host the largest delegation of UK higher education leaders to India, a very successful performance by Indian policy makers at the Global Education World Forum in the UK on the heels.
The roadmap 2030 also focuses on greater collaboration to achieve the NEP and India’s knowledge ambitions – a key priority for the delegation.
It will also discuss more initiatives for migration and mobility partnership, mutual recognition of higher education qualifications and internationalization of higher education.
The delegation will also discuss opportunities for UK universities to explore collaborations with Indian businesses, employers and discuss current trends in two-way international student recruitment, mobility in India and the UK.
