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Universities can set up in India but regulations pose challenge

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India wants to internationalise its higher education system and tackle brain-drain, as set out in the 2020 National Education Policy , while foreign institutions are keen to capitalise on the growing demand from Indian students. The nature of the business entity will also determine how much tax they are liable to pay. “The

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India open for international collaboration, government tells UK universities

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India’s recent regulatory changes have opened up a “major platform for collaboration between countries”, the Indian government told UK universities participating in a trade mission this week. We have rapid changes in the policies that allow us to collaborate with foreign institutions,” Prasad said. “The

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India issues draft rules for foreign university branches

Inside Higher Ed

Image: India’s publication of draft guidelines for foreign universities establishing branch campuses in the country has sparked concern among academics about potential infringements on institutional autonomy. They come amid soaring demand for higher education in the world’s fastest growing major economy.

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More financial assistance sought in Indian budget

The PIE News

. “Unfortunately, the interim budget 2024 didn’t address issues related to interest rates on education loans or Tax Collected at Source for remittances for overseas education,” said Saurabh Arora, CEO of University Living, a global student accommodation platform. The initiative’s budget rose by some 6.1%

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India opens first TNE campus in Uganda

The PIE News

India’s National Forensic Sciences University has become the first state institution to launch a campus abroad in the East African country of Uganda. It comes just a month after it was announced that India was drafting regulations for universities on setting up overseas campuses in Africa and Asia.

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Higher education policymaking in the UK before HEPI

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for the HEPI 20th Anniversary Collection by Roger Brown, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Policy and former Vice-Chancellor of Southampton Solent University. By the start of the twenty-first century though, that had changed and there was a role for a specialist higher education think tank.

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India: UGC releases draft IBC regulations

The PIE News

India’s University Grants Commission has released draft regulations that stakeholders have welcomed as an “excellent step forward” for international higher educational institutions to establish campuses in the country.