Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced the names of six Institutions of Eminence (IoE) with the overarching goal of … More
Category: Policy
Presenting at CSHE, UC Berkeley on International Student Mobility
I am honored to be presenting at an international conference celebrating 60th anniversary of the Center for Studies in Higher … More
Latest Data and Statistics on Indian Higher Education and New Regulatory Reform
Could Indian government transform the future of Indian higher education with its latest reform proposal of bringing two leading regulators … More
Making India as a destination of choice for international students: Institutional strategies and best practices
12th FICCI HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT will take place from November 10-12, 2016 in Delhi. The overarching theme of the conference … More
Defining the future of internationalisation in Europe
A recent study entitled ‘Internationalisation of Higher Education‘ in the European context provides a comprehensive perspective on what is the … More
China’s Economic and Education Ambitions on the New Silk Road
Eugene Sebastian, deputy pro vice-chancellor, business international, RMIT University, Australia and I recently published an article entitled “Knowledge helps power China along … More
How rankings impact institutional strategies and processes? research report from European University Association
What is role of rankings in university strategies and processes? This is the central question of the recent research report released … More
Financial dependency on nonresident and international students: Case of University of California
University of California is considering to increase tuition by up to 5% in each of the next five years. This was inevitable as the … More
Towards improved quality standards in transnational education
The quality assurance mechanisms of transnational education (TNE) or cross-border education have not kept pace with the changes in the … More
Will Indian higher education move from stifling regulation to authentic quality assurance?
Indian higher education is in a state of flux due to an incoherent policy framework. For example, recent scrapping of the four-year … More
How many students graduate from India every year?
How many students are graduate from universities and colleges in India every year? This is one of the often asked … More
Three Solutions for Reforming Indian Higher Education
Comparative and International Education Society’s (CIES) Higher Education Special Interest Group (HESIG) published its fall 2014 issue on BRIC countries. … More
Financial contributions of international students: Contrasting approach of Louisiana & Ohio
International students contributed $17.7 billion in tuition and fee to the U.S. universities and colleges in fall 2012, resulting in … More
How to engage foreign universities in India?
The Foreign universities bill 2010 has attracted lot of curiosity and interest from media and universities to assess its potency and implications. The … More
Statistics on Indian Higher Education
What are the different types of degree-granting institutions (universities/colleges) in India? What is the enrollment of Indian students by level of … More