INTERNATIONALISATION OF

HIGHER EDUCATION &

COOPERATION WITH
UNESCO

ICC & UNESCO

Major Highlights
Action Plan for the Next 5 years
OVERVIEW

NEP 2020 on Intern UGC Guidelines on In

ationalisation ternationalisation

Schemes and Initi Multilateral Coll

atives aborations

Gift City UNESCO

Bilateral Coopera
tion

Action Plan for the Next 5 Years

NEP 2020 ON
INTERNATIONALISATION
“India will be promoted as a global study destination providing
premium education at affordable costs thereby helping to restore its
role as a Vishwa Guru.” - NEP 2020

Goals for
Internationalisation
1. Foster international competencies in faculty and
students

2. Develop Youth as Global Citizens

3. Promote Institutional linkages between Indian and

Foreign Higher Education Institutions (HEI) for
research/teaching collaborations, faculty/student mobility.

4. Facilitate setting-up of offshore campuses of Indian HEIs

abroad and foreign HEIs in India

5. Build capacity & improve global rankings of Indian HEIs

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UGC REGULATIONS ON UGC REGULATIONS ON
SETTING UP AND OPERATION OF CAMPUSES OF FOREIGN HIGHER JOINT/DUAL/TWINNING DEGREE, 2022
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA, 2023
• Enables Indian and Foreign HEIs to offer Twinning,
• Foreign Higher Educational Institutions (FHEIs) can offer programmes- Joint Degree, and Dual Degree Programmes
UG, PG & postdoctoral levels
• Status of Indian HEIs:
• Two or more FHEIs can collaborate to set up campuses

• FHEIs can collaborate with Indian HEI or Indian company -235 HEIS qualify to offer degrees

• FHEIs to have autonomy regarding recruitment -52 HEIs have initiated collaborations
(qualifications, salary structure, and other conditions of service)

• Mobility and credit transfers permitted • For eligibility criteria- Refer to Annexure 1

• Grant of Educational Qualification Equivalence

• One-time application fee payable to UGC at https://fhei.ugc.ac.in/

For eligibility criteria- Refer to Annexure 1

Current Status

FHEIs: Applications under FHEIs : Shown interest to set up

examination campus in India
1. Lincoln University, Malaysia 1. Monash University, Australia
2. University of Southampton, 2. Australian Innovative Research
UK Universities
3. Life Chiropractic College 3. Queens University, Northern
West, USA Ireland
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 OTHER UGC REGULATIONS • Provides academic support, serves as a
• IoE can establish only one
communication hub, conducts
offshore campus in an academic
promotional activities and coordinates
year and maximum of three
partnerships with FHEIs, and facilitates
centres over a five-year period.
INSTITUTIONS OF joint programs, research, and
Eminence Deemed OFFICE OF exchanges.
Regulations:
to be Universities INTERNATIONAL
https://ioe.ugc.ac.in/Home/Regulation
(Amendments), 2021 AFFAIRS More Details:
s
https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/7959205_
Office_for_International_Affairs.pdf
Status Update
IIT Delhi & IIT Madras have set up
offshore campuses in Abu Dhabi & Status Update
Zanzibar. Academic sessions started. 167 international affairs offices have
opened so far.

• Monitoring Student Career SUPERNUMERARY • HEIs to create upto 25%

Progression at every stage, in the ALUMNI CONNECT SEATS for supernumerary seats for international
age of ‘student centric learning’. foreign students students, to facilitate admission and for
attracting international students to the
More Details: Indian higher education system.
https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/6046 Status Update
888_Alumni_Connect.pdf 1985 Supernumerary seats created.

Status Update More Details:

154 Universities have set up Alumni https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/6046888_
Connect Cell Alumni_Connect.pdf
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 GIFT CITY UPDATE
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY

-Status Update: Campus infrastructure ready to use.

Inaugural PG course commenced from 10th July 2024.

-Courses to be offered: Master in Cyber Security & Business

Analytics (50 students each)

UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG

-Status Update: Finalized space and commenced the

development of campus. Courses expected to commence
from late July 2024.

-Courses to be offered: Graduate Certificate in Computing &

Masters of Computing (Data Analytics) (30 students each)

• FHEIs shown interest in setting up campus in Gift City- Deakin University, GIFT City inaugural Postgraduate
batch
Photo Source: Indian Express

Coventry University (UK), Oxford Brookes University (UK),

Curtin University (Australia) https://www.giftgujarat.in/

(To know more on India-Australia relations)

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INITIATIVES FOR PROMOTING INTERNATIONALISATION SII Education Fairs organized/participated

STUDY IN INDIA (SII) Bangladesh- Dhaka- 17th & 18th Feb, 2024
Chattogram - 20th Feb, 2024
• SII programme started in 2018 and SII portal launched on 3rd August 2023. Mauritius- Port Louis - 9th & 10th March, 2024
UAE- Dubai, GETEX 2024 - 24th to 26th April, 2024
• 64k+ students registered on SII portal as on July 11, 2024. Admissions have (Participated)
been offered to 4000+ students. Kenya- Nairobi- 28th April, 2024
Tanzania- Dar es Salaam- 30th April, 2024
• 49 focused Countries for Promotional Activities. (List in ANNEXURE 2) Uganda- Kampala- 2nd May, 2024
Students registered from Jan 2024 till date (following are top 5 USA- New Orleans, NAFSA 2024- 28th May to 31st May, 2024
countries)- (Particpated)
Countries Students Registered
Upcoming Education Fairs to be Organized
Bangladesh 1022
Zimbabwe- Harare- 18th July, 2024
Ethiopia 7
Nepal 7661 Malawi- Lilongwe- 20th July, 2024
Kenya 6972 Mozambique- Maputo- 22nd July, 2024
Ghana 6338 Sri Lanka- 9th to 11th August, 2024
3427 Dhaka, Chittagaon (Bangladesh)- August 2024
• Integration of visa process on onboarding of HEIs is being done.
Zambia, Botswana, Namibia- September 2024
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda- October 2024
• SII Portal managed by IIT Madras. EdCIL - implementing agency for SII. Apex
Sharjah International Education Show- 9th to 12th October
Working Group headed by Director IIT Madras ,established to support MoE for 2024
internationalization of HE and for enrolling foreign students in Indian HEIs.
Details on the Education Fair- Refer to ANNEXURE 2
• Champion Sector Services Scheme (CSSS) implemented from 2019-20 to
2021-22; Under the sub scheme of CSSS, Education Services –
Internationalization of Higher Education” (ES-IHE), aim was to position India as https://studyinindia.gov.in/
a premium destination for quality education for foreign students through grant
of scholarships and other facilitation. Total scholarships awarded- 6,301.
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(Scheme discontinued)
INITIATIVES FOR PROMOTING RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS SPARC Phase III

SCHEME FOR PROMOTION OF ACADEMIC AND Eligibility Criteria

RESEARCH COLLABORATION (SPARC) 1.Top 100 in NIRF 'Overall' or all 'Subject-wise' categories.
2.Central Universities & INI can also participate.
• Aims to enhance India’s research ecosystem by fostering collaborations
3.Collaborations with international laboratories/ research
between HEIs & top foreign universities from organizations under Nature Index.
28 countries (including USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, etc.) 4.Scope of participation widened as QS ranking of
with an allocation of INR 425.2 Crore
Listover 5 years
of SPARC (2021-22
Countries- to 2025-26).
ANNEXURE 3 participating foreign Institutions increased from 500 to
800.
• IIT Kharagpur is the implementing agency.
Themes for Phase III
• Phase I projects have been completed. Scheme is currently in Phase III.
i. Advanced Materials
• Phase I (FY 2018-20, extended till 2023): 392 Projects ii. Rare-earth & Critical Minerals
• Phase II (FY 2023-25): 262 projects iii. Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change
• Phase III (FY 2024-26): 133 projects (Out of these, 34 projects will be iv. Agri & Food Technologies
jointly funded by India and UK side under UK-India Education and Research v. Semiconductors
Initiative (UKIERI) Phase IV) vi. Advanced Computing (Supercomputing, AI,
Quantum Computing), Healthcare & MedTech
Key Achievements vii. Space and Defence
viii. Next-Gen Communications
• Foreign faculty Visits to India-465 ix. Disaster Management & Resilient Infrastructure;
• Indian faculty visit Aborad-130 x. Blue Economy
• SPARC Workshops- 383 xi. Smart Cities & Mobility
• Journal Articles- 699 xii. Manufacturing & Industry 4.0.
• Patents Filed (Granted)- 30 (3)
• Products Developed- 30 https://sparc.iitkgp.ac.in/
OTHER IMPORTANT SCHEMES INITIATIVES FOR PROMOTING
FACULTY COLLABORATIONS
DIRECT ADMISSION OF
STUDENTS ABROAD (DASA) GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR
ACADEMIC NETWORKS (GIAN)
• Scheme allows Foreign Nationals studying in any country
(including India), wards of PIOs, OCIs and NRIs, to pursue
Technical Education in India at NITs and other Centrally • Initiated in December 2015.
Funded Technical Institutions (excluding IITs). • Facilitates foreign academicians to teach courses in
Indian HEIs.

1191 students admitted in UG • One week (12 to 14 hours) or two weeks (24 to 28
programmes across hours) duration courses taught by Foreign Faculty in
Indian HEIs, sometimes jointly with the Indian host
63 Participating Institutions faculty.
2023-2024
• Collaboration with 59 countries- USA, UK, Germany,
France, Canada, Australia, Italy, China, Japan, UAE,
Singapore, Finland, Norway, ASEAN Countries.

• 204 Indian HEIs participated.

• Status Update (2015-2024)

2167 courses approved

1885 Courses delivered
1698 Foreign Faculty visited

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 G20

VOGSS

MULTILATERAL BRICS

COLLABORATIONS
INDO-ASEAN

SHANGHAI COOPERATION OR
GANIZATION

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INDIA’S G20 EDUCATION WORKING GROUP
EDUCATION WORKING GROUP MEETINGS

Education Leaders’
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ministers’ Summit
Meeting

SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS

22nd June 9th-10th
Role of Digital Strengthening Promoting Ensuring 2023 September
Technologies in research & Life-Long Foundational 2023
Education promoting Learning in Literacy &
innovation the Context Pune
through richer Numeracy in New Delhi
of the Future Maharashtra
collaboration the context of
of Work Blended
Learning
5.25 Crore citizens participated in
IIT Madras Khalsa College CSIR-IMMT Jan Bhagidari events held across
IIM Amritsar IIT Bhubaneswar SPPU the country.
IIT Ropar IIM Sambalpur IISER
NIT Rourkela Pune
320 exhibits showcased attracting
31st Jan-2nd 15th-17th 3 lakh + visitors
Feb, 2023 26th-28th April, 19th-21st
March, 2023
2023 June, 2023
Chennai, Tamil Ministerial level Bilateral Meetings
Amritsar Bhubaneswar Pune held with UAE, Oman, Mauritius,
Nadu Punjab Odisha Maharashtra UNICEF, OECD, UK, Saudi Arabia,
Japan and Spain (Secretary level)
G20 Education Working Group 2024

EDWG 2024 Meeting Calender

PRIORITIES
Date Venue Agenda

• Valuing and Building Capacity of

2nd Priority: Sharing of
Education Professionals: what can
Educational Material on
we collectively do? 7th-10th July Rio de Janeiro
Education for Sustainable
• Connecting Managers of Digital Development
Resource Platforms: the sharing of
education material on Education for Consultations on Priority areas
Sustainable Development July to October Virtual and the draft declaration

• The G20 Virtual Exhibition of School-

Community Engagement Practices
through videos
29th October Fortaleza Preparatory Meeting for EMM

30th-31st October Fortaleza Ministerial Meeting

 India’s Intervention

G20 1ST 1 Led by JS (ICC), the delegation discussed GoI initiatives;

smooth mobility of education professionals; capacity building

IN-PERSON TECHNICAL of education professionals in Global South.

• National Initiatives: Integrated Teacher Education
MEETING Programme (ITEP) and National Professional Standards for
Teachers (NPST), National Mission for Mentoring, DIETs of
Excellence, NISHTHA and Malviya Mission.
• Global Contributions: IDEPA, SPARC, GIAN, VAJRA & ITEC.

20th -22nd May 2024 Input paragraph to Leader’s declaration

2 Deliberated upon and Finalised.
Brasilia
UNICEF Presentation
3 The format for Virtual Exhibition for G20 School Community
Valuing and capacity
engagement initiative.
building of education
Professionals: what can
4 Geopolitical issues raised
we collectively do?
Russia-Ukraine; Status of education in ‘conflict areas’; Palestine.

5 Bilateral Meeting held with OECD

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G20 3RD
MEETING (2ND
IN- PERSON MEETING)

India’s Intervention
7th to 10th July, 2024 in Led by Director (CU III), the delegation discussed GoI’s digital
initiatives for connecting managers of digital resources
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
platforms.
• National Initiatives: National Mission on Education through
Connecting managers of ICT (NMEICT), Academic Bank of Credits (ABC), Global
digital resource platforms: Initiative on Academic Networks (GIAN) and Digital
Sharing of education Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA)
material on Education for
Sustainable Development

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Voice of Global South
Summit (VOGSS)
Education Ministers’ Session at the inaugural
Voice of Global South Summit

Themes discussed
Held on 12th-13th The discussions helped
include,
January 2023. incorporate viewpoints
Human resource
from developing
development, Capacity
15 countries countries into the
building, Future-ready
participated India-led G20
workforce, Digital public
representing the deliberations.
goods in education, Skilling
Global South. and vocational education

The 2nd Education Ministers’ Session of

Voice of Global South Summit was held on 17th November, 2023

Theme: ‘Making Human Resources Future Ready’

14 countries participated

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BRICS
• BRICS 2024 Update:

⚬ BRICS 2024 Presidency is with Russian Federation. BRICS

Summit to be held in Kazan from 22-24 October 2024

⚬ In 2024, 5 new countries added to BRICS viz. Egypt, Ethiopia,

Iran, Saudi Arabia* and UAE. (*Saudi Arabia hasn’t
participated in any BRICS Education Track Meetings so far.)

⚬ 11th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting held on June 11,

• In 2016 and 2021, India held the chairship of BRICS
2024 in Kazan, Russia. Indian delegation was led by JS TEL,
and hosted BRICS Education Ministers Meetings,
MoE. Discussions took place on Mutual recognition of
Senior Officials Meetings, International Governing
qualifications, Improvement of University ranking system,
Body Meetings, and International Seminars.
Cooperation under BRICS Network University

⚬ JS ICC, MoE led the annual meeting of the International BRICS Network University (BRICS NU):
Governing Board held on May 16, 2024 virtually. Key
Discussions: Inclusion of universities from new member • Established during 3rd BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting on
states and existing member states and Inclusion of thematic 17th-18th Nov, 2015 in Moscow, Russia.
• Operationalization through International Governing Board
areas of mathematics, natural sciences, social and human
(IGB), National Coordination Committee and International
sciences, sustainable agriculture and food security, health
Thematic Groups. (Refer to Annexure 4 for details)
sciences.

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INDIA-ASEAN SHANGHAI
• ASEAN- India Commemorative Summit was held in January, 2018 in
COOPERATION
New Delhi. ASEAN-India Fellowship Scheme was announced with grant
upto 1000 fellowships to pursue integrated Ph.D programmes in IITs,
ORGANIZATION (SCO)
for 7 years (3 batches) i.e. up to 2025-26 was approved. 35 students
from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand • India acceded to the SCO Agreement on Cooperation in
and Vietnam are currently pursuing PhD across 15 IITs in India. Education in 2017.
Scheme to continue till 2025-26.
• Indian delegation led by Hon’ble MoS participated in the
• ASEAN-India Network of Universities (AINU) launched at ASEAN SCO EMM and SCO Permanent Working Group meeting
(PWG) held at Astana, Kazakhstan on 16-17 October,
Secretariat in Jakarta, 2022. Nalanda University- focal point from
2018.
Indian side. (Refer to Annexure 5 )
• Ministry of Education, organized Young Authors’
• ASEAN- India Hackathon held virtually in 2021. 330 students & 110 Conference with NBT from 12-13th April, 2023 during
mentors from 10 ASEAN countries participated to create solutions 23rd SCO meeting held under India's chairmanship.
under Blue Economy & Education. Former MOS presided as Chief Guest at the Valedictory
Ceremony. Theme of the Conference WAS Civilizational
Dialogue amongst the SCO member nations.
• 6 sessions of East Asia Summit (EAS) Education Ministers' Meeting
(EMM) held till 2022. Hon’ble EM attended the 5th EAS EMM meeting • 8th Sessions of SCO EMM held. JS, (ICC), MOE attended
held in 2021, through virtual mode. The 6th Session of EAS EMM was 8th SCO EMM, virtually in 2024. India's Intervention
attended by JS (ICC). The 7th EAS EMM, proposed to be held in highlighted Improving quality of education, rise in global
rankings, digital initiatives (40 Million users on SWAYAM
Buriram Province, Thailand on 26th August, 2024.
and SWAYAM Prabha), ABC, NCrF, Indian HEIs going
global
• 8 sessions of Senior Officers Meetings (SOM) held. DS (ICC), MoE, .
attended 8th session in 2023. The 9th EAS SOM-ED, proposed to be
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 STATUS UPDATE OF AGREEMENTS

BILATERAL RELATIONS• MoUs • MRQs

Active MoUs-52 (Including Australia, France, Active MRQs- 4 (Australia, France,

Germany, Norway, UK, Mauritius, UAE etc) Morocco, UK)

MoUs under negotiation- 9 [Egypt, Tanzania, MRQs under negotiation- 7 (UAE,

Eswatini, Oman, South Africa, Qatar, Malaysia, France, Russia, Serbia, Philippines,
Hungary (2)] South Africa, Tanzania)

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AUSTRALIA Australian Universities in India

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS • Deakin University and University of Wollongong have opened

up their Indian Campuses in GIFT City. Courses expected to
• Hon Minister for Education, Australia Mr Jason Clare visited commence from July 2024. (Gift City Update)
India on 27th February-2nd March 2023 and 5th-8th November
2023 • 2 more Australian Universities shown interest in setting up
⚬ MoU on MRQ signed on 2nd March 2023 campus in India. Meetings held with Secretary HE & UGC-
⚬ 1st Australia-India Education and Skills Council (AIESC) Monash University and Australian Innovation Research
Meeting held on 5-8 Nov, 2023 Universities (IRU) (consortium of Western Sydney University,
⚬ Institutes like Vidya Samiksha Kendra, KV, Venkateswara Flinders University, Griffith University, James Cook University,
College visited La Trobe University, University of Canberra)
⚬ 16 Institutional MoUs signed
• IRU planning a preliminary meeting with NIEPA to discuss
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
avenues for institutional collaboration with Indian HEIs.
• Australian side is expected to host 2nd AIESC Meeting in Sep/Oct
2024.
MOBILITY ARRANGEMENT FOR TALENTED EARLY-PROFESSIONALS
SCHEME (MATES)
• The Scheme will commence with an annual cap of 3000 places for
primary applicants.
• MATES started under the Australia-India Migration and Mobility
Partnership Arrangement signed on 23rd May 2023.
• NIRF Rankings to be used to identify the eligible institutions.
• It provides eligible Indian university graduates and early-career
• Areas: Renewable energy; mining; engineering; ICT and artificial
professionals (with less than two years of relevant work
intelligence; FinTech; Agri Tech.
experience) opportunity to live and work in Australia without
sponsorship for up to a maximum period of 24 months. SPARC: 122 projects approved
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• NIT Rourkela is the implementing agency.
GIAN: 98 experts visited
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA US-India Initiative on Critical & Emerging Technology (iCET)
⚬ iCET announced in May 2022 to expand strategic
technology partnership and defence industrial
India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development cooperation.

⚬ Launched on 22nd May 2023. ⚬ Joint Task Force between AAU and leading Indian
⚬ 2nd Meeting held on 27th Feb 2024 leading to formation of 4 sub-
Institutions established for bilateral research and
committees, namely, education cooperation. IIT Hyderabad to lead iCET from
Matchmaking between Skilling and India.
U.S. and Indian higher vocational
educational institutions. education ⚬ Indian iCET team visited Washington DC on 9-12 Jan
2024 and had meetings with National Science
Engaging with the Certification and Foundation, National Institute of Standards and
Private Sector recognition
Technology and AAU.
⚬ 3rd Meeting proposed to be held in late August 2024 for reviewing
progress. ⚬ AAU team led by Ms. Barbara Snyder (President/AAU)
visited India from 19th Feb to 24th Feb 2024. Team
Indo- Global Challenges Institute visited IIT Hyd, IISc Bengaluru, and IIT Bombay etc. along
• MoU signed with Association of American Universities (AAU) on 7th September, with meeting with various stakeholders including DST
2023 during US President’s visit to India for establishment of Global Challenge
Institutes (GCI). ⚬ Empowered Committee for Industry and International
• GCI will support research exchanges between leading institutions of the two collaboration (ECIIC) constituted by M/o Education to
countries in critical and emerging technologies. IIT Hyderabad to lead. take iCET forward and to oversee 12 theme areas of
• Nominations & confirmation regarding initial funding awaited from US side. collaboration. (Ref: Annexure-6)
• MOe, India forwarded a proposal to DEA for opening a budget head for
establishment of institute. ⚬ India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Shri Ajit Doval
• All the IITs will contribute to the establishment of Global Challenge Institutes. and the United States’ (US) National Security Advisor
SPARC : 205 projects approved (APNSA) H.E. Mr. Jake Sullivan chaired a review meeting
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GIAN: 703 experts visited.
Technology (iCET) on 17 June 2024 at Hyderabad House,
UNITED KINGDOM
UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) Recent Meetings and Upcoming Engagements

• UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) is a co-funded • Representative of MoE attended meeting held under
programme started in April 2006 to enhance educational linkages India-UK Migration and Mobility Partnership
between India & UK. Agreement in London on 24-25 April, student mobility
• UKIERI Phase IV is under implementation and is being coordinated was one of the discussion points of the meeting.
by IISc Bangalore with 3 main outcomes:
⚬ Strand 1: Sustainable solutions to global challenges • University of Southampton is interested in setting up
(Implemented by MoE its campus India. Former Hon'ble Minister of State, Dr
⚬ Strand 2: Leadership Development programme for women in Subhas Sarkar met with delegation from University of
science (implemented by DST) Southampton led by Prof Mark E. Smith CBE
⚬ Strand 3: Talent development (Implemented by MoE) (President and Vice Chancellor) on 25 April 2023 to
• Strand 1 & Strand 3 have been aligned with the SPARC Phase-III discuss the same.
guidelines. 33 projects have been approved in Phase III.

MoUs:
• Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualifications SPARC: 142 projects
signed on 21st July 2022 approved
• The MoU is to be revised in order to incorporate
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UAE GERMANY
ENGAGEMENTS
• Indo-German Partnerships in Higher Education (IGP)
⚬ Joint Research Program under MOU on Cooperation in Field of
• Hon’ble Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Higher Education signed on 11th April 11, 2013.
visited UAE from 1st-3rd November 2023. MoU on
⚬ 3.5 million Euros for 4 years from both India and Germany
Cooperation signed on 1st November 2023. Joint
⚬ 1st Phase: 2013 - 2016, 2nd Phase: 2016-20, 3rd Phase: 2020-
Working Group (JWG) to implement MoU is being
2024
formed. (Ongoing)
⚬ Implemented by UGC and DAAD. 3rd Phase valid till 30th June
• Activities
2024 with DAAD (other than IGP)
• High level delegation led by Sh. Anil Sahasrabudhe, ⚬ Indo-German Conference on Innovation and Global Cooperation
Chairman, NETF, visited UAE from 18th-19th September for Sustainability organized by DAAD from 12-14 March, 2024 at
2023 to discuss MRQ, grant of Equivalency, Validity of New Delhi.
Qualifications, especially in the field of Medical, ⚬ Conference Marked closure of the "A New Passage to India"
Engineering, Management and CA Degrees. Visit by Programme. Included 250 people and a Fireside Chat on Indo-
UAE delegation is being planned. German Cooperation.
⚬ DAAD iHED Workshop on internationalisation at Indian HEIs was
• IIT Delhi, Abu Dhabi offshore campus set up & aademic organized at University of Hyderabad and IIT Indore from 30 Oct –
sessions commenced from January 2024. Courses 3 November, 2023 for heads of International offices in Indian HEIs
offered include-Masters in Energy Transition and
Sustainability, BTech in Computer Science & • Past cooperation: Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) on promotion of
Engineering and Energy Engineering and several short German language in India and modern Indian languages in Germany
term courses. signed on 5th October, 2015.
SPARC: 41 approved joint
projects.
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GIAN: 99 experts visited

 NORWAY SINGAPORE
• MoU on Cooperation in Higher Education signed on 14th February ENGAGEMENTS
2014 and was renewed on 25th April 2022.
• Hon’ble Education Minister visited Singapore from 29th-31st May
• India-Norway JWG on Education: 2023 & met with key ministers.
⚬ 6th India-Norway Joint Working Group on Education held on 11th • 3rd edition of India-Singapore hackathon held in July 2023 at IIT,
October 2022 in New Delhi. Gandhinagar.
⚬ Hon EM & Singapore’s Prime Minister Mr. Lawrence Wong
• Indo-Norwegian Cooperation Programme (INCP) (Former Dy PM) felicitated the winners.
⚬ INCP, developed under 2014 Indo-Norway MoU, aims to enhance ⚬ 600 students, start-ups, investors, policymakers, corporates,
higher education and research links, promote cooperation, and academicians attended.
promoting intense cooperation and is jointly funded through
matching grants by both the governments. • MoU on cooperation in education and skill development to be signed
⚬ Implementing agencies: UGC and Norwegian Directorate for with Singapore. (MoU in final stages of approval at MSDE)
Higher Education and Skills (HKDIR)
⚬ INCP Phase I completed with 13 Joint research proposals, • 4 Institutional MoUs ongoing between HEIs of both nations. (IIT
Publication of 65 articles, 7 books and Joint development of more Madras, IIT Mumbai , IIST & IISc with NTU on research and joint
than 20 PG courses etc. doctoral degree programmes)
⚬ Call for INCP Phase II proposals opened in May 2024. Deadline
for submission-12 August 2024.
SPARC: 28 projects approved
⚬ Areas of research under INCP-II include Democracy, Education,
Ocean, Arctic/polar research, Clean Energy, Climate and GIAN: 35 experts visited
environment, Urban planning and development, Health,
Information technology and security.
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GIAN: 110 experts visted
FINLAND FRANCE
• 1st India-Finland High Level Dialogue Meeting held virtually on 31st • India-France Knowledge Summit is organized with the objective to
January 2024 at Secretary ( HE) level. increase research collaborations and student mobility, renew cooperation
mechanisms and refocus areas of collaboration. 3 editions of India- France
• Discussions centered around policies in School Education, Vocational Knowledge Summits held on 10th – 11th March, 2018, 17th -18th October
Education and Higher Education, and opportunities for deepening ties. 2019 and 14th-26th November 2021.
Special interest given to collaboration in capacity building of teachers • MoU on Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualifications signed on 10th
particularly STEM and leveraging digital technology
March 2018 and to be revised to incorporate some more qualifications.
SPARC: 8 projects approved | GIAN: 10 experts visited • French side proposed to sign Declaration of Intent to promote ‘classes
internationales’ program

JAPAN SPARC: 12 proposals received.

GIAN: 60 experts visited

• MoU in Education signed in 2015.

• 1st India-Japan high level policy dialogue on educational cooperation held in

TANZANIA
Tokyo, Japan from 6th-9th July, 2016. (Japan: 2nd Meeting under consideration)
• Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, 1st woman President of
• Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) Programme invites proposals Tanzania, conferred Honorary Doctorate by JNU on 10th
October, 2023
for mobility of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)Senior Volunteers
to teach Japanese in schools and HEIs. (8 Proposals received) Proposal
• IIT Madras, Zanzibar offshore campus set up and classes
recommended by MoE to DEA for consideration to dispatch JOCV.
started in 2023. Courses offered include-MTech in Ocean
Proposal Details Annexure 7
Structures, MTech in Data Science & AI and BS in Data
Science & AI.

SPARC: 20 projects approved | GIAN: 57 experts Back to Bilaterals

• 2 MoUs under negotiation ( MRQ & MoU for Coopertion in
visited.
Education )
INTERNATIONALISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: Major
Goals to be achieved till FY2029

Current State Target Target Target Target Target

Sr. No. Metric/Goal
(FY2023-24) (FY2024-25) (FY2025-26) (FY2026-27) (FY2027-28) (FY2028-29)

Among top 5 global 50,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 150,000 200,000

1 destinations for international international international international international international
higher education by 2030 students students students students students students

Total number of International

2 2 4 7 10 15 20
Branch campuses in India

Goal: To make India among the top 8 global destinations for higher education by 2030

Targets:
1. Attracting 2 lakh international students,
2. 20 branch campuses of international HEls and Back to Overview
3. 250 universities with Joint/Dual/Twinning degree programmes
UPDATE ON TARGETS
TARGET 1: ATTRACTING 2 LAKH INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO INDIAN HEIS

• Action Item 01: Developing a framework and launch • Action Item 04: Tracking the filling of supernumerary
outreach to attract foreign students for Indian HEls. seats in top ranked HEIs

Update- (i.) ICCR integration with SII portal completed. Update- (i.) All Bureau Heads to take action. ICC to track

(ii.) Discussions ongoing with MHA for visa integration. the progress.

(iii.) Letters to various councils for onboarding of

institutions across sectors (including Health, AAYUSH etc.)
have been sent and are being followed up.
• Action Item 05: Streamlining Visa issues for students and
faculty

• Action Item 02: Annual calendar of education fairs • Action Item 06: Allowing internships and work experience

Update- (i.) EdCIL is conducting fairs in target countries. to international students

(ii.) SOP for optimization of the impact for these fairs was • Action Item 07: Enhanced on campus experience
discussed by Secretary (HE) with the SII team.

• Action Item 03: Creating short-term courses to attract Update 5, 6 & 7 - (i.) KPMG team has been tasked to
international students prepare an action plan. Periodic review meetings are
being conducted to monitor progress.
Update- (i.) IIT Gandhinagar has been tasked to design
short term courses.
TARGET 2: 20 BRANCH CAMPUSES OF INTERNATIONAL HELS TARGET 3: 250 UNIVERSITIES WITH JOINT/DUAL/TWINNING
DEGREE PROGRAMMES
• Action Item 08: Establishing single window mechanism to
• Action Item 09: Expanding twinning/joint/dual degree
set up campuses of FHEIs to enhance EoDB
programs
Update- (i.) DPIIT and Invest India have agreed to support Update- (i.) University dialogue with Embassies to
in developing the mechanism. be planned.
(iii.) Education Secretaries in State/UT Governments have
been requested to share enabling provisions including
land pool arrangement on offer for FHEIs. • Action Item 10: Mutual recognition with multiple
(iii.) KPMG team has been tasked to prepare an action countries
plan.
Update- (i.) UGC has been requested to create a model
draft MoU for sharing with target countries.
(ii.) MRQs being negotiated with 7 Countries (UAE,
France, Russia, Serbia, Philippines, South Africa &
Tanzania)

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UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
(UNESCO)

India | Founding Member of UNESCO | Role of Indian National Commission

Year 1946
India contributes 1.35% (Rs 29.12 Cr) of • To promote understanding of the
the total UNESCO budget in 2023, and objects and purposes of UNESCO
plays an active role in promoting
UNESCO’s ideals and objectives. The • To advise the Government of India and
collaborative effort promotes international serve as a liaison agency
cooperation and understanding across
vital fields. • To co-operate with the Government
departments and disseminate
Indian National Commission for
information related to UNESCO
Cooperation with UNESCO (INCCU) |
Year 1949 • To encourage participation of national,
INCCU coordinates India's engagement governmental and non-governmental
with UNESCO. It consists of five sub- institutions in UNESCO prizes/ awards
commissions:
• To collaborate with the National
• Education Commissions of Asia and the Pacific
• Culture and with UNESCO’s Regional Offices
• Communication
• Social Sciences • To issue LORs for UNESCO Chairs, ASP
• Natural Sciences Net Schools & Cat-II institutions and
Back to Overview
send nominations for various awards
INDIA’S REPRESENTATION & OFFICE BEARERS

Nodal Agency for UNESCO | Ministry of Education, Government of India

• President of the Commission: Hon’ble Minister of Education

(Presides over the meetings of the commission)

• Secretary General of the commission: Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (over-all charge of the work of
the Commission)

• Deputy Secretary General of the Commission: Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (over-all charge
of the work of the Commission)

• Secretary of the Commission: Director/ Deputy Secretary (INC), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (Nominated by
MoE , prepares agenda for its meetings and attends to the day-to-day work connected with the affairs of the Commission)

Permanent Delegation of India at UNESCO, Paris

• The Permanent Delegation of India (PDI) to UNESCO is headed by the Permanent Representative of India (PRI)/Ambassador.

• PDI acts as the official mission of the Indian government to UNESCO and plays a crucial role in ensuring India's active participation
within UNESCO. Annual outgo for operations of PDI was ~ 10 crs in FY 2023-24.
 UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCES
AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS

General Conference

• Function: Sets the overall direction for UNESCO. This includes determining
programs, budget, electing Executive Board members, and appointing the
Director-General.

• Frequency: Meets every two years

• Composition: Representatives from all UNESCO member states

• Recent Conference: 42nd Session, November 7-17, 2023

• Upcoming Conference: 43rd Session, 2025

Sessions of the Executive Board

• Function: Prepares the agenda for the General Conference, reviews programs and
budgets, and supervises the execution of plans set by the General Conference.

• Frequency: Meets at least four times within a two-year period (biennium)

• Composition: 58 Member States elected by the General Conference (includes India

from 2021-2025)

• Recent EB Meeting: 219th Session, March 13-27, 2024

• Upcoming Meeting: 220th Session, October 9-23, 2024

 UNESCO CATEGORY I INSTITUTE IN INDIA

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), Delhi, is UNESCO's
first and only Category I institute in the Asia-Pacific region. India contributes Rs 29.04 Cr (USD 3.5 mn)
annually towards MGIEP.

Vision | Building Kinder Brains | Transforming Education with Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Key Achievements:
• SEL for a Generation | 2,55,000+ youth and learners benefitted from SEL courses; Almost all teachers of
Bhutan trained on SEL by MGIEP
• Nurturing Young Minds | 578,571+ K-12 learners received training through MGIEP's initiatives
• Equipping Teachers | MoU signed with NCERT through which teachers across India will be trained on
MGIEP's digital transformation and SEL courses for the next five years
• Global Footprints | MGIEP actively collaborates with universities, governments, organizations, and UN
agencies; Recent collaborations with Ukraine, South Africa, Bangladesh, Bhutan; Upcoming collaboration
with Sri Lanka and Seychelles
• FramerSpace | Co-creation platform for online courses for K-12 Learners, 18+ Youth and Teachers;
Connects learners to peers and creators through AI
• Bhashini | Collaboration of UNESCO MGIEP AND BHASHINI to provide certified courses in Indian
languages
 STATUS OF PERMANENT PREMISES FOR
MGIEP

Article 3.3 in the Second Operational Agreement (2020-2024) between the Government of India and

UNESCO states that the Government of India shall provide land for the permanent premises of the Institute.

As per the Agreement, capital fund of Rs. 137 Crore is allocated for land and building.

Status:

• A land Transfer Agreement between GoI and JNU has been signed on 18th April, 2024, wherein a parcel

of 2 Acres of prime land located on Nelson Mandela Marg has been transferred by JNU @ Rs. 1 per month

for a period of 99 years to MoE in order to provide a permanent premises for MGIEP.

• Client brief elaborating functional requirements of the building has been shared by MGIEP.

• Preliminary discussions have been done with School of Planning & Architecture (SPA), MGIEP and JNU to

gain clarity on project timelines.

• Possession of land to be entrusted to CPWD which will execute the project in consultation with SPA who

will serve as technical partners for designing phase of project.

 PROPOSAL FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING OF
MGIEP

In its recent proposal, MGIEP has sought additional core funding of 5 million USD p.a. (vis-a-vis 3.5 mn

presently) to incorporate the plans for scaling up of activities in the third operational agreement 2025-2029..

This amounts to overall contribution of USD 25 million from Government of India during the five-year period.

Observations:

• MGIEP has forged a global footprint in peace building activities and education for SEL through pilots,

capacity building workshops and youth networks in Asia Pacific (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India,

Maldives, Myanmar) and Africa (South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Seychelles)

• Going forth, MGIEP if leveraged in the right manner could be an effective instrument of global outreach,

education diplomacy and soft power for the Indian state.

• MGIEP’s projected resource mobilization is modest at $1-1.275 million per year, especially given

Institute's long presence. Scope for more partnerships and revenue streams exist with the onus being

upon UNESCO HQ to explore and leverage the same in consultation with MGIEP.

• Rate of utilization of budget by MGIEP has hovered around 86% during the period of the second

operational agreement, which indicates a need for improving efficiency of utilization of grants.
 UNESCO CATEGORY II INSTITUTES IN INDIA
REGIONAL CENTRE FOR INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE
BIOTECHNOLOGY (RCB), FOR OCEAN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
FARIDABAD SERVICES (INCOIS), FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
HYDERABAD REGION, DEHRADUN

Governance: Established by the Department of Governance: Functions under the Earth System Governance: Focuses on implementing the
Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India; Science Organization (ESSO), Government of World Heritage Convention in Asia and the
Synergizes with UNESCO programmes India; Collaborates with international Pacific Region
organizations like IOC of UNESCO, IOGOOS, and
Primary Focus: Provides world-class education POGO. Primary Focus: Strengthens the
and training; Conducts innovative research in management and protection of World
biotechnology Primary Focus: Enhances India's role in ocean Natural Heritage sites; Offers training and
sciences; Builds capacity in ocean information capacity building
Activities and Contributions: Engages in services
disciplinary and interdisciplinary research; Activities and Contributions: Provides
Partners regionally and globally in academics Activities and Contributions: Permanent member training and conducts research related to
of the Indian delegation to IOC of UNESCO; natural heritage; Builds networks for
Founding member of IOGOOS and POGO conservation
 UNESCO NETWORKS FOR EDUCATION
UNITWIN/UNESCO ASSOCIATED SCHOOLS NETWORK
CHAIRS Programme (ASPNET)

Purpose: Purpose:
The programme establishes UNESCO Chairs ASPnet promotes international understanding,
and UNITWIN Networks, enabling universities to peace, intercultural dialogue, sustainable
address new learning and research demands development, and quality education among
autonomously. children and young people.

Flexibility and Adaptation: Global Reach:

Its flexibility allows universities to respond to The network includes over 11,500 member
rapid economic, social, and technological schools across 182 countries, fostering a
changes. culture of peace and global citizenship.

India's Participation: India's Participation:

India actively participates with 14 Chairs on In India, 68 schools are part of ASPnet.
various subjects, contributing to global
knowledge and expertise exchange. Recently Proposed:
16 applications are in the pipeline,
Recently Proposed: highlighting the enthusiasm of Indian schools
UNESCO Chair for ‘Legal Dimensions of Clean to join the network.
Sports’ at National Law University, Delhi &
UNESCO Chair in ‘Assistive Technology for
Education, Communication, and Inclusion’ at
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.
CULTURE
AWARDS & PRIZES
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation Awards for Creative Cities Network of UNESCO

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum, Mumbai • 2015: Jaipur-Crafts & folk art
(Award of Excellence)
• 2017: Varanasi- Music
• Stepwells of Golconda, Hyderabad (Award of Distinction)
• 2017: Chennai -Music
• Domakonda Fort, Telangana and Byculla Station, Mumbai, India
(Award of Merit) • 2019: Mumbai-Film

• Rambagh Gates and Ramparts, Punjab, India (Award of Excellence) • 2019: Hyderabad- Gastronomy

• Karnikara Mandapam, Kunnamangalam Bhagawati Temple, Kerala, India • 2021: Srinagar-Crafts & folk art
(Award of Distinction)
• 2023: Gwalior-Music
• Church of Epiphany, Haryana, India (Award of Merit)
• 2023: Kozhikode-Literature
• David Sassoon Library and Reading Room, Mumbai, India
(Award of Merit)

• Bikaner House, New Delhi, India (Award of Merit)

CULTURE
WORLD HERITAGE SITES
UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Sites (Tangible) UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Sites (Intangible)

• 2014: Rani Ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell), Gujarat • 2014: Traditional Brass and Copper Craft of
Utensil Making of Punjab
• 2016: Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavira at Nalanda, Bihar
• 2016: Yoga
• 2016: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding
• 2016: Nowruz, Persian New Year
Contribution to the Modern Movement, Chandigarh

• 2017: Historic City of Ahmedabad, Gujarat • 2017: Kumbh Mela

• 2018: The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles, Mumbai • 2021: Durga Puja

• 2019: The Walled City of Jaipur • 2023: Garba of Gujarat

UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites

• 2021: Kakatiya Rudreshwara Ramappa Temple, Telangana

2014: Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, HP

• 2021: Dholavira, Gujarat

• 2023: Santiniketan, West Bengal UNESCO Mixed World Heritage Sites

• 2023: Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas, Karnataka, 2016: Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
 EDUCATION & OTHER UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
AWARDS & PRIZES • 2000: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka

UNESCO Awards • 2001: Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu

• 2016: Confucius Prize for Literacy: Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Mallapuram

• 2001: Sundarbans national park, West Bengal
• 2016: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding
Contribution to the Modern Movement, Chandigarh • 2004: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand
• 2017: Historic City of Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• 2009: Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, Meghalaya
• 2018: The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles, Mumbai

• 2019: The Walled City of Jaipur • 2009: Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, Madhya Pradesh

• 2021: Kakatiya Rudreshwara Ramappa Temple, Telangana • 2009: Simlipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa

• 2021: Dholavira, Gujarat • 2012: Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve,

• 2021: UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy: National Institute of Open Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Schooling (NIOS)
• 2013: Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• 2022: UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2022 - Kalinga Institute of
Social Sciences
• 2016: Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, Kerala and Tamil
• 2023: Santiniketan, West Bengal Nadu

• 2023: Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas, Karnataka

• 2018: Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim
• 2024: 10th International Day of Yoga organized at UNESCO HQ. with the
theme “The unity of body and mind through music, dance and • 2020: Panna Biosphere Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
meditation.”
 46TH Session of
World Heritage Committee
(WHC) 2024
Hosted by India | July 21 to 31, 2024 | Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

• Function: Plays an important role in bringing new additions to the

prestigious list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

• Frequency: Meets once a year

• Composition: Representatives from 21 States Parties to the World Heritage

Convention (1972) elected by the General Assembly of UNESCO

• Current Members: As per elections in the 24th General Assembly of

UNESCO (November 2023)

• Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,

Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Türkiye, Ukraine, Viet Nam,
and Zambia

• Participation: 2500+ international delegates are expected to attend the

event.
UNESCO WORLD BOOK CAPITAL
(WBC) 2026

Strasbourg, France present WBC| Rio Di Janeiro designated for 2025

• Objective: Recognising cities for promoting books and fostering culture of

reading, requires designated cities to carry out a host of activities
including international and national fairs for a year starting on April 23,
World Book and Copyright Day

• Frequency: Designated once a year, selection process ongoing (July)

• Selection process: DG, UNESCO designates the cities following both

internal and external consultations with members of the Advisory
Committee composed of UNESCO, the International Publishers
Association, the International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions, the International Authors Forum and the International
Booksellers Federation.

• Evaluation criteria: Applications are evaluated in light of six criteria viz;

long-term benefits of activity programme, expenses foreseen and
fundraising strategies, degree of national and sub-national involvement
(including NGOs and professional agencies), quality and scope of one-
time/ongoing activities, quality and scope of any other noteworthy project
and conformity with liberal principles expressed in UNESCO’s constitution
or UN Charter/resolution As per elections in the 24th General Assembly of
UNESCO (November 2023)
 UNESCO WORLD BOOK CAPITAL
(WBC) 2026

Process adopted for selecting India’s nominee

National Book Trust India was designated as the Nodal Agency by the Ministry of Education
to provide the Ministry with a shortlist of 3 suitable cities to facilitate the selection process for
final nomination.

National Book Trust India followed up on the initial call for applications by inviting cities to
submit a letter of intent based on the criteria of population, literary heritage, active
publishing industry, public infrastructure, and policy initiatives. Three Indian cities -
Ahmedabad, Pune, and Lucknow - submitted their Letters of Intent to participate in the
programme. These cities were provided with guidance and support to prepare the proposal
and draft the application.

A four-member committee headed by Prof. J. S. Rajput evaluated the proposals on 7 May

2024 and recommended the proposal of Lucknow on the following grounds:

• Strong commitment from the Government machinery including State and Local
Government in terms of financial and human resources.
• Concrete plan for mobilising Rs 133 crores from public and private sources for structural
interventions (creating library in each ward, Library square, lounge libraries, distribution
of books through Anganwadi etc) to cultivate appreciation for books and reading and
create entire ecosystem for the same
• Rich, diverse and inclusive literary heritage of Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Awadhi story-telling
and art forms
• Well thought out events (3 local and 2 international as required to be undertaken by the
Book Capital) catering to various demographic profiles.
THANK YOU
 Annexure
1

UGC REGULATIONS UGC REGULATIONS

ON
SETTING UP AND OPERATION OF CAMPUSES OF ON
JOINT/DUAL/TWINNING DEGREE, 2022
FOREIGN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN
INDIA), 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Indian HEIs Foreign HEIs

Eligibility Criteria (FHEI to fulfill any one):
(As decided by UGC) • NAAC accredited with
• Foreign HEI in 1000
minimum score of 3.01 on
of Times Higher
a 4-point scale, or,
1. Position in 500 in overall ranking category, or Education or QS
World University
• In top 1000 of Times
2. Position in 500 in the subject-wise category of ranking at time of
Higher Education or QS
application.
global rankings, or World University rankings,
or,
3. Outstanding expertise in a particular area, as
• Inclusion in top 100
decided by UGC
university category of the
National Institutional
Ranking Framework (NIRF)
at the time of application.

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 STUDY IN INDIA EDUCATION FAIRS Annexure
2
STUDY IN INDIA FOCUSED COUNTRIES

HEIS PARTICIPATING (TILL NOW) IN SII FAIR IN ZIMBABWE, MALAWI AND MOZAMBIQUE
18TH, 20TH AND 22ND JULY, 2024
6.Atria Institute of Technology
1.Indian Agricultural Research Institute (Public) 7. JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bangalore,
2.Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed India
University 8. Sri Eshwar College of Engineering
3.M.I.E.T. Engineering College 9. GITAM (Deemed to be University) Back to SII
4.Rathinam Group of Institutions- Coimbatore
5.Sher- e-Kashmir University of Sciences and Technology
of Kashmir Shalimar Srinagar (Public)
 Annexure
3
LIST OF SPARC COUNTRIES

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 Annexure
4
BRICS

Governance Structures

The operationalization of the BRICS NU is done through International Governing Board (IGB) [three representatives of each
country], National Coordination Committee [having selected educational institution representatives and government/other
bodies representatives] and International Thematic Groups (on each of the 6 themes having education institution
representatives].

Composition of International Governing Board (IGB) – Indian side

1.Plenipotentiary Nominee – Secretary (HE) or his representative

2.Chairman, University Grants Commission
3.Director of an IIT (one of the 12 in NCC) – currently IITB

Members of the International Thematic Groups (ITG) – Indian side:

4.Energy:- IIT Bombay, BHU Varanasi and IIT Madras

5.Computer Science and Information Security:-IIT Kharagpur, NIT Warangal and NIT Surathkal
6.BRICS Studies:-Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and OP Jindal Global University
7.Ecology and Climate Change:- VNIT Nagpur, TERI University, New Delhi and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
8.Water Resources And Pollution Treatment:- IIT Kanpur, NIT Durgapur and IIT Guwahati
9.Economics:-University of Delhi, IGIDR, Mumbai and Indian Statistical Institute

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 Annexure
5
INDIA - ASEAN

• AINU to invest in knowledge creation, research, innovation, collaboration, and resource pooling to stimulate knowledge.

• Focus areas under AINU- Engineering, Science and Technology, Policy and Law making, Trade and Investments, Peace
and Security, Sustainable Development, Humanities, Religion, Cultural Intersections and Blue Economy.

• Faculty Exchange Programme (FEP) is planned as the pilot program under this to be carried out between Indian
institutions and member universities of the ASEAN University Network (AUN).

• As per the concept paper submitted by Nalanda University- the 9 other Universities are Indian Institute of Sciences,
Bangalore, IIT Kharagpur, Banaras Hindu University, IIM Ahmedabad, National Law University, Delhi/Banglaore, Maritime
University, Chennai, TERI University, National Institute of Solar Energy, Delhi and IIIT Hyderabad.

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 Annexure
6
INDIA-USA RELATIONS

12 Themes under iCET

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 Annexure
7
INDIA-JAPAN RELATIONS

Proposals received under

JOCV
• 8 Proposals received from

1.Bengaluru City University

2.Kurukshetra University
3.RECT Polytechnic College
4.Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)
5.Saurashtra University
6.Laxman Gyanpith Sanskardham Campus
7.Bluebells School, New Delhi
8.Norka Department, Government of Kerala

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THANK YOU
UNITED KINGDOM UAE
ENGAGEMENTS ENGAGEMENTS

• UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) started in • Hon’ble Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan visited
April 2006 to enhance educational linkages between India & UK. UAE from 1st-3rd November 2023.
• UKIERI Phase 4 is under implementation. Coordinated by IISc
Bangalore with 3 main outcomes: • MoU on Cooperation signed on 1st November 2023

Strand 1: Sustainable solutions to global challenges (Implemented • Joint Working Group (JWG) to implement MoU for cooperation is
by MoE) being formed. (Ongoing)

Strand 2: Leadership Development programme for women in • High level delegation led by Sh. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman,
science (implemented by DST) NETF, visited UAE from 18th-19th September 2023 to discuss
MRQ, grant of Equivalency, Validity of Qualifications, especially
Strand 3: Talent development (Implemented by MoE) in the field of Medical, Engineering, Management and CA
Degrees. Return visit by UAE delegation is under progress.
(Strand 1 & Strand 3 have been aligned with the SPARC Phase-III
guidelines.) • IIT Delhi offshore campus set up in Abu Dhabi.

• SPARC: 142 proposals received. (In SPARC III, 34 projects jointly

• Academic sessions commenced from January 2024.
funded by India and UK under UKIERI IV)

• Courses offered include-Masters in Energy Transition and

• GIAN: 175 courses conducted
Sustainability, BTech in Computer Science & Engineering and
MoUs: Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualifications signed on 21st Energy Engineering and several short term courses.
July 2022.

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GERMANY
ENGAGEMENTS

• Indo-German Partnerships in Higher Education (IGP)

⚬ Joint Research Program under MOU on Cooperation in Field of
Higher Education signed on 11th April 11, 2013.
⚬ 3.5 million Euros for four (4) years ( Germany & India)
⚬ 1st Phase: 2013 - 2016, 2nd Phase: 2016-20, 3rd Phase: 2020-
2024
⚬ Implemented by UGC and DAAD

• Activities with DAAD (other than IGP)

⚬ Indo-German Conference on Innovation and Global

• Cooperation in Language: Joint Declaration of Intent
Cooperation for Sustainability organized by DAAD from 12-14
(JDI) on promotion of German language in India and
March, 2024 at New Delhi.
modern Indian languages in Germany signed on 5th
⚬ Conference Marked closure of the "A New Passage to India" October, 2015.
Programme. A Fireside Chat on Indo-German Cooperation was
attended by JS ICC along with President DAAD.

⚬ Workshop for International offices of HEIs: DAAD iHED • SPARC: 29 proposals evaluated under phase III
Workshop on internationalisation at Indian HEIs was organized
• GIAN: 110 approved courses
at University of Hyderabad and IIT Indore from 30 Oct – 3
November, 2023 for heads of International offices in Indian
HEIs
 GIFT CITY
• FHEIs positioned in top 500 global overall ranking or subject
ranking in QS ranking, or, a reputed FHEI in its home jurisdiction
allowed to set up.

• Courses permitted- research programmes in Financial Management,

FinTech, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

• 100% income tax exemption for 10 out of 15 years, while offering

FHEIs flexibility to select any 10 consecutive years.

• FHEIs permitted to repatriate funds & conduct transactions in freely

convertible foreign currency.
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• FHEIs not bound by domestic UGC regulations.

• FHEIs regulated by International Financial Services Centres Authority GIFT City Visits conducted:
(IFSCA) regulation.
5 Universities (Coventry University, Oxford Brooks,
Curtin University from UK etc.)
(To know more on India-Australia relations)

University of Wollongong
Deakin University
Status Update: Finalized space and commenced the
Status Update: Campus infrastructure ready to use. Courses to development of campus. Courses to commence from July 2024.
commence from July, 2024.
Courses to be offered: Graduate Certificate in Computing & MA
Courses to be offered: MA Cyber Security & MA Business in Computing (Data Analytics) (30 students each)
Analytics (50 students each)