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By R. Ravikanth Reddy
HYDERABAD, JUNE 9. Higher education offered in the country has high brand value abroad thanks to the dominance of Indian software professionals across the globe. And it isn't a one-way route alone. Endowed with facilities to match international standards, Indian educational institutions have great potential to attract a huge number of foreign students, the University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice-Chancellor, Kota Harinarayana, has maintained. "The interest shown by the participants to know about India and its education system at the annual conference of international educators (NAFSA conference) held at Baltimore in the US projects a bright future for institutions offering higher education here," he said. Dr. Harinarayana was a part of the University Grants Commission (UGC) delegation that represented India at NAFSA conference held at Baltimore from May 22 to 28. More than 6,500 delegates from 250 universities across the globe participated in the conference with India making its maiden appearance. "Such is the dominance of our software professionals that US has now even started recognising our technology courses," he says. Despite the positive response, Dr. Harinarayana, however, sounds a note of caution. "Quality of facilities, whether academic or accommodation, has to improve further if India has to tap the growing number of students preferring to study here," he said. More than 70,000 students from the US go abroad every year to broaden their perspective but only 1,000 come to India. This number can be increased by introducing courses designed to their needs and also introducing subjects like Indian culture, traditions, arts and languages, which are of great interest to foreigners. "The presence of foreign students on Indian campuses will benefit Indian students. To become global leaders, our students have to be exposed to various cultures and thoughts," he said. The five-member Indian delegation was led by the UGC Chairman, Arun Nigavekar, as part of the UGC's new initiative Promoting Indian Higher Education Abroad (PIHEAD). The delegation had Bhushan Patwardhan of Pune University and E. Balagurusamy, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University. The UGC distributed promotional materials such as brochures and multi media CDs to promote the Study India Programme (SIP), which is now being offered in 26 universities in the country for foreign students. Interestingly the SIP of UoH has been adjudged best in the country by the UGC. Dr. Harinarayana also had talks with several top US varsities for tie-ups and twin programmes with the university. "Some of them may fructify soon," he said. The university already has collaboration with several US and European universities and students from the US, Denmark and Germany studied at UoH for some credits last year.
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