Internationalisation of Higher Education in India – NITI Aayog’s Roadmap
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NITI Aayog released a report titled “Internationalisation of Higher Education in India: Prospects, Potential, and Policy Recommendations”.
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Objective: To globalise India’s higher education system in line with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.Position India as a global hub for education and research.
Policy Recommendations:
- 22 interventions covering strategy, regulation, branding, outreach, curriculum, and campus culture.
- Establish Europe’s Erasmus+ like student exchange programme.
Major Proposals:
- Bharat Vidya Kosh: As a national research sovereign wealth fund (suggesting a $10 billion corpus, of which 50% can be raised from diaspora/philanthropy + 50% from Centre).
- Vishwa Bandhu scholarship: To attract foreign students.
- Vishwa Bandhu fellowship: To attract foreign research talent and faculty.
- Bharat ki AAN (Alumni Ambassador Network): To leverage diaspora Indians who have studied at top India universities into acting as ambassadors for Indian higher education.
Future Outlook:
- India may host 7.89 lakh to 11 lakh international students by 2047.
- As of 2022, India hosted around 47,000 international students.
