Opportunities for Foreign Education Providers in India

By Nick Clark, Editor, WENR With draft legislation governing the entry of foreign institutions into the Indian education market still awaiting attention from the Indian government, universities wishing to legally offer programs in the country can do so only in partnership with an Indian institution,…

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Indian Higher Education, The Road Ahead

Bhushan Patwardhan, Ph.D. Manipal Education, Bangalore, India [email protected] and Anitha Kurup, Ph.D. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India [email protected] Summary India’s higher education sector is today, and has been for quite some time, at the proverbial crossroads where opportunities and challenges abound. Despite the…

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Sustaining the Momentum in Recruiting Indian Students

By Rahul Choudaha, Associate Director (Innovation & Development) at World Education Services India currently sends more students to study in the United States than any other country. In academic year 2006-07 (the last year for which figures are currently available), 83,833 Indian students were enrolled…

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How WES Evaluates the Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree from India

WES Staff World Education Services (WES) has revised its assessment of the three-year bachelor’s degree awarded by Indian universities and now considers selected three-year degrees from India to be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree. The decision was made following research and review of fundamental…

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Integrated Degree Programs in India: Rationale, Objectives and Outcomes

By Dr. Vijaya Khandavilli, former Country Coordinator for Advising Services, US Educational Foundation in India In recent years, India has witnessed a surge in the number of integrated degree programs at the master’s and doctoral levels. For a country that has survived with a rigid,…

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