Internationalization of Higher Education in India

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Proposed Centre for International Strategic
Academic Collaboration (CISAC) by the Department
of Higher Education, Karnataka State

• A brief presentation submitted to
• The Honble Minister of Higher Education, Shri.
  Basavaraj Rayareddy ji.
• by N.Ramesh Kumar,
• June 2017

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Strategic academic collaboration -A road map to
start MOU process.

• Definition
• It is a concept to maximize the potential of all
  our Universities (faculty, students and other
  stakeholders) in Karnataka and the professional
  community of learners via working together
  locally, regionally, nationally and
  internationally to achieve sharing of best and
  tested education practices via a mutually
  beneficial and collaborative international
  partnership.

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Proposed activities of CISAC

• Provide guidance and support to all University in
  the State on the development of strategic
  academic collaborations and the enhancement of
  existing collaborations and partnerships in line
  with the vision of the Honble Minister of Higher
  Education Shri. Basavaraj Rayareddy ji.
• To ensure that arrangements are in place at the
  University level for the effective management of
  overseas strategic academic collaborations,
  including procedures for the maintenance of
  academic standards and the assurance and
  enhancement of the student learning experience.
• Maintaining an updated data base of all MOUs and
  Collaborations with all Universities in the
  state of Karnataka.
• Liaising with International Deans, College
  International Leads and College International
  Business Development Managers and key overseas
  University Services on the development and
  management of academic collaborations.

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Proposed activities of CISAC

• Liaising work With all the Consulates in
  Bengaluru and Embassy in New Delhi to monitors
  and arrange academic and government delegation
  visits (both inwards and outwards).
• Liaising with the Ministry of External Affairs,
  MHRD, New Delhi.
• Taking part in International and local seminars
  on Higher Education collaborations, etc.
• Skills Set Development The selected Overseas
  University which will enter into a workable MOU
  will also have as a main agenda to develop
  tools/modules/study notes to develop the Skills
  Set of University lecturers.

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Role of Government of India

• During December 2016, UGC and AICTE had issued
  guidelines (GOI - official gazette dated
  11/07/2016) for encouraging collaboration between
  Indian and known overseas Universities with a
  view to increase synergy between Indian and
  foreign academic institutions and foreign Higher
  Education Departments to undertake sharing of
  beneficial best practices and new research
  avenues for the benefit of our University
  students and faculty in India.
• This initiative has the full support of MHRD and
  all States in India have been advised to look
  into this on priority basis.

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Why Karnataka

• Karnataka is a blessed state as its strength lies
  in its qualified and skilled manpower supported
  well will 55 Universities in the State.
• Going forward, Karnataka will need become a hub
  of supply of talented, qualified and skilled
  manpower both within India and globally per the
  vision of the Honble Minister of Higher
  Education, Karnataka Shri. Basavaraj Rayareddy
  ji.
• (source His speech at the 64th CABE, New Delhi
  on the New National Policy on Education)

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Some of the possible areas of cooperation and
inward investment New collaborations/Courses.

• Art and Design Arts and healthcare, contemporary
  crafts, ceramics and textiles, Asian arts,
• Health Bio photonics, advanced genetics, stem
  cell research, cell molecular biology, ageing,
  material science, musculoskeletal rehabilitation,
  microbiology,
• Higher Education New policies and practice,
  Education of Children and Young People,
  developing global citizens
• Creative writing poetry Literary criticism
  English language.
• Sociology and Social Policy New issues on Gender
  Sexuality, Critical Disability Studies, Urban
  Geography
• New Fields Aviation, Transport and advanced
  Communication
• Research Collaborations In Sensing Imaging,
  Electrochemistry, graphene and carbon nanotubes,
  Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
  and Sustainable Ecology and environment
  protection studies.

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Education Hubs with a international partner

• One of the suggestion of the proposed Centre will
  be to Create Education Hubs or Centres of
  Excellences (CoEs) strategically in Bengaluru and
  allow reputable overseas institutions and
  universities to establish a presence in India,
  through joint initiatives (with any local
  university in Karnataka) in curriculum design and
  delivery, branch campuses, train the trainer
  initiatives and joint research and scholarly
  activities that could help build capacity, reduce
  the imbalance in student mobility and attract
  significant export earnings.

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Centre of Excellence (CoE) Concept

• For an MOU with a Foreign University/Government
• The objective of a typical CoE will be to act as
  a channel for all Universities in Karnataka. They
  will have multiple products delivered through it.
  CoE will focus on improving the standards of
  higher education in Karnataka by sharing of best
  practices, faculty movement, joint research
  opportunities. Joint meetings, receiving of
  faculty and delegation from Overseas, exploring
  new areas of strategic academic collaboration,
  finding new partners, investments for joint
  research undertaking, etc.
• As a first stage, Our Universities would join
  hands with selected Overseas University to
  examine specific topics/areas of interest and
  develop necessary course curriculum (suitable to
  our environment). Well drafted MOUs will be
  recommended to take this initiative forward.
• The proposed centre will look at areas as
  advancement in Logistics and Supply Chain
  Management (new developments), Sports Science,
  SME development activities.
• Once a curriculum is developed, these courses
  could be accessible to all Universities in
  Karnataka.

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Timing

• Looking at the various current objectives by
  MHRD, New Delhi which is to create conditions
  for knowledge generation through improved
  research facilities in universities and colleges.
  To promote collaboration with International
  community, foreign governments,
  universities/institutions and regional and
  international institutions, for the advancement
  of universal knowledge and intellectual property
  rights., etc, it will be the right time now for
  the Government of Karnataka to take up this
  initiative to set up CISAC. It will be the first
  State in India to do so. This will bring in
  latent benefit to the Department of Higher
  Education, Karnataka and increase its profile.

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Signed MOUs

• Action Plan
• 1. CISAC Nodal Office will study all the MOUs
  entered to by all the Universities in Karnataka
  with foreign institutions/Universities.
• 2. All those MOUs which are over 12 months will
  be examined and if found not feasible will be
  cancelled.
• 3. All MOUs which have potential to benefit
  College graduates via new joint research, skills
  development agenda and curriculum development
  will be fast tracked.

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Which Universities to be tapped

• Universities in the UK to be tapped as a first
  stage
• Today the UK higher education is valued all over
  the world for its renowned standards and quality.
  Some of these universities and other higher
  education providers are ranked at the top among
  universities in the world. In the UK education
  system in contrast to the US higher education,
  there is a difference between college and
  university. While in the US there is no
  distinction between college and university with
  most of the people referring to a higher
  education provider as a college, in the UK this
  is not the case. Here, a college is a Further
  Education institution which prepares its students
  to earn degrees, while a university is licensed
  HE institution.

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Giving a presentation
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RESUME

• Mr. Nanjundaiya Ramesh Kumar, citizen of India,
  holds two Masters degrees in Industrial
  Economics from Brussels University, Brussels,
  Belgium and in Business Administration from
  Boston University, Boston, US. He is well versed
  in French language as he had lived in Brussels,
  Belgium for 7 years. He has spent almost 3
  decades overseas. A career International Banker
  with over 32 years of solid work experience which
  he has gained in well-known International Banks
  in such countries as Greece, Belgium, UK, Egypt,
  Dubai, Muscat, Riyadh and India.
• A widely travelled person across various
  continents and with a deep interest in finance,
  banking, communication and academics, graduate
  students mobility, education tourism and
  consulting. His forte is franchise promotion and
  exploring bilateral trade and investment avenues.
  He is well versed with foreign delegation visits,
  etc. Specializes in International Trade,
  International Marketing and International
  Banking. His passion is to advise banks on the
  best business strategy fit in Corporate Banking
  to increase business and improve portfolio
  relationship management efforts. He is also an
  Honorary Director in a think tank organization in
  Bengaluru called IETO, Bengaluru which
  specializes in International trade and aids in
  developing bilateral relations with various
  countries.
• Government He was, till recently the Advisor
  Overseas Centre for Foreign Students (OCFS) at
  the Karnataka State Higher Education Council
  KSHEC (Department of Higher Education),
  Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru and was
  promoting Karnataka State globally as an
  attractive Centre for Higher Education.
• Academics He has also been teaching diverse
  master's degree students for almost 10 years now.
  His passion is to motivate students and to see
  that they become global citizens. To this end, he
  teaches various courses/subjects to M.Com MBA
  students at well-known Educational Institutions
  in Bengaluru by sharing career experiences,
  imparting knowledge and empowering students by
  using innovative pedagogy. From time to time, he
  gets invited as "Chief Guest" to various
  institutions to motivate and encourage college
  graduates and lecturers in general skills and
  strategy per the current business environment in
  the areas of innovation management, how to
  navigate in the VUCA world, handle current
  challenges in the industry and the services
  sector and government agencies.