Half-hearted invitation to foreign universities

January 10, 2024 /Posted byEducationWorld

Bristling with a gamut of discretionary rules, regulations and conditions, the UGC (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023, is unlikely to enthuse top-ranked foreign universities to establish owned campuses in India – writes Summiya Yasmeen Seventeen years after the National Knowledge Commission headed by US-based billionaire technocrat Sam Pitroda first recommended the entry of foreign higher education institutions (FHEIs) into India, the BJP government at the Centre has given the formal greenlight for them to establish campuses on Indian terra firma. On November 7, the Delhi-based University Grants Commission (UGC) notified the UGC (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023, providing a legal and regulatory framework for foreign universities to establish owned campuses in India. According to Prof. Jagadesh Kumar, UGC chairman, the regulations will “facilitate the entry of FHEIs into India in…

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