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Building Sustainable Relationships withIndia
International Educational Partnershipsand
The Best Working Models
Dr. Vasudha GardeDirector, International Centre
University of Pune
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Indian Higher Education (IHE)
IHE - on the threshold of major changes and reforms.
Ministry of Human Resource Development of theGovernment of India is actively considering ways toregulate delivery of higher education in India in order toposition itself as one of the leading knowledge-basedeconomies.
Challenge is complex: Providing educational opportunitiesto increasingly larger parts of the population, whilesimultaneously enhancing the quality of education and theinvestment in research.
There is an awareness that the solution to some extent liesin the internationalization of education and moreopportunities for studies abroad.
Mutually beneficial short/long-term partnerships possible.
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INTERNATIONALIZATION
OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
Four modes of services exchange
Mode 1- Cross-border exchange
Mode 2- Consumption abroad
Mode 3- Presence abroad
Mode 4- Movement of natural persons
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UNIVERSITY OF PUNEA CASE STUDY
14000 International students
(Regular, Exchange, Casual or TAP students )
104 countries
International Partnerships
Customized short period Programs
Off shore Office (UAE)
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Education Partnership Models
National Consortium(Europe-India/ US-India )
Regional Consortium
(Europe-Asia/Ontario-Maharashtra Goa)
Bilateral - Nation to University Approach(DAAD / UK)
Bilateral -University to University Partnership(Cork Institute of Technology /Gottingen University / SalisburyUniversity )
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Ontario Maharashtra-Goa
Student Exchange Program
Established in 2007 by the Government of Ontario for
development of postsecondary educational
linkages between Ontario and Maharashtra and
Goa with the aim of promoting, through
institutional cooperation, the reciprocal flow ofknowledge.
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Number of OMG Exchange Students
Maharashtra Goa to Ontario Ontario to Maharashtra-Goa
2007-08 0 0
2008-09 9 7
2009-10 20 19
2010-11 40 = 25 with stipend 35 = 25 with stipendplus 15 without stipend plus 10 without stipend
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Coverage and Levels
OMG program is designed to include
all fields, at all degree levels.
Bachelors
Masters and
Doctoral level students
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Educational Cooperation ( Europe and India)
The EU India Joint Action Plan:
Global Partners for Global Challenges signed inSeptember 2008 has a chapter on education, stressingthe need for instruments for facilitating mobility andexchange through joint cooperation on equal terms.
The road towards increased EU-India cooperation inhigher education has its hurdles.
Among the points identified for further policy
discussion in the Joint Declaration on Education are mechanisms for promoting faculty and student
mobility between India and Europe, and
tools for recognizing qualifications and periods ofstudy, and tools for the transfer of learning
outcomes.
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Designing programmes -
Hurdles and Pitfalls
Lack of knowledge about differences in
academic culture and academic structure
Mismatch between European and Indian
demands, interests and goals
Framework of academic recognition yet to be
in place
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Designing programmes
Recommendations
Bridge orientation programmes
Extensive information & counselling to applicants
Need for necessary Regulatory Framework
Quality assurance
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Success and Sustainability Criteria
Identifying Commonalities & Complementarities
Beyond Exchange -Joint Supervision & Joint Programs
Strategic Planning with a Time-line
Effective Implementation and Monitoring
Adequate Resources
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Conclusion
Despite the hurdles one has to accept the fact thatinterdependence of economies is inevitable in a global era.
It is the education sector that can play a critical role inmaking the global economy a success story. As mentionedabove Education definitely plays a vital role in the
development of any nation.
Education in general and higher education in particular isnow accepted as an instrument for the socio-economicdevelopment and this is true also in the case of in the
global economy.
Educational cooperation and mobility between Nations willdefinitely enhance the pace of economic developmentthrough mutual understanding of cultural and institutional
contexts.