The United States is one of the most favorable
locations for Indian students with over 100,000 coming here to earn degrees. Based upon a Higher Education Summit in 2012
and 2013 leaders from both countries agreed to fostering greater cooperation in
the areas of faculty exchanges, research cooperation, using technology-enabled
educational strategies (e-learning), community college cooperation, and greater
higher education partnerships.
Such programs help in creating greater opportunities
that further broadens students and faculty’s perspectives on international
educational issues.
Students live in a much more complex world and will need to
learn how to work with others across multiple boards and time zones. India and
the U.S. have strong relationships and similarities in culture that makes it
easier to connect for higher education purposes. This connection fosters greater cultural awareness and international collaboration among colleges.
The programs also have additional benefits in terms
of creating greater awareness of new technologies and developments coming from India. India is a high technology emerging nation that finds customers in
the U.S. and Europe for their new products. This innovation is generated from their universities and entrepreneurs.
Helping Americans and Indians connect
for development creates greater opportunities for mutual intellectual growth.
Some of the programs are as follows:
Fulbright-Nehru Partnership: Faculty exchange.
Raman Fellowships: Junior Indian faculty placed for
Post-Doctoral work with American Universities.
Development of Community Colleges: Greater mutual
development of colleges.
Connect India Program: U.S. students placed with
Indian Colleges.
Centre of Excellence on Cyber Systems: Cyber system
collaboration.
India-Support for Teacher Education Program: Three
month teacher training in the U.S.
Passport to India: Helping students study in India.
EducationUSA: Informing Indian students about
opportunities to study in the U.S.
