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Cooperation and Competition: Collaborating in India

Jitendra Tewari, Ph.D., Northeastern State University of Oklahoma. Cooperation and Competition: Collaborating in India. India: The Country. 1 Billion People . Higher education is largely in English . 19 languages . English and Hindi are the unifiers.

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Cooperation and Competition: Collaborating in India

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  1. Jitendra Tewari, Ph.D., Northeastern State University of Oklahoma Cooperation and Competition: Collaborating in India

  2. India: The Country 1 Billion People . Higher education is largely in English . 19 languages . English and Hindi are the unifiers. Celebrating Diversity in a Thriving Democracy • 80 % Hindu Population • 13.5 % Muslim Population • 6.5 % Sikhs, Christians, Jains • Prime Minister: Sikh (Male): Language - Punjabi • President: Hindu (Female) – Marathi • Leader of the Ruling Party: (Christian, Italian) Female - Italian • Vice President: Muslim (Male) – language- Urdu

  3. Educational System Schools • Government Schools and Government Sponsored Schools – lower fees or free • Private schools (these are referred to as public schools in India, and a number are also run by foreign/Christian missionaries)– higher fees • Students of all schools take ‘common’ board exams – some are National boards, some State level. The system is highly competitive.

  4. University System • State universities as well as private universities • Generally a large number of colleges are affiliated to the same university • A single university may have a large number of colleges offering the same courses affiliated to it • Students of a university would take common examinations

  5. University System …continued.. • There are many independent private and government ‘professional’ institutions or colleges in Engineering and Medicine • Generally a university has one or only a few colleges in: • Medicine • Engineering • Business for graduate studies • Architecture • Nursing

  6. Trends in Internationalization • Many institutions seek and value international affiliations in the areas of engineering and graduate business programs. • In both these areas there are an increasing number of successful private institutions that are also expensive . • The students at these institutions are more likely to study and finance education abroad (subsequently) • Decision making at these institutions is faster than state universities or government institutions • Syllabi changes and graduation requirements are more flexible

  7. Business Schools • Graduate MBA programs in Business in India generally do not require course prerequisites they pick the best from all disciplines, and have a high percentage of engineering graduates as students • The schools with an international flavor either use: • International visiting faculty • International affiliations and supplementary coursework for a foreign degree

  8. Engineering Schools • Students in India seek foreign institutions and degrees for: • Status • Better laboratory and equipment facilities • Newer subject areas – biomedical areas, microbiology

  9. Competitive Advantages • Ranking • Ivy League • State Schools • Other schools • After the Ivy League schools, all state schools are considered acceptable and cost becomes a major consideration

  10. Indian Education Goes International • Indian companies are well established in computer education in China and the Middle East • Indian Universities are setting up traditional and hybrid/online programs particularly in the Middle East • Indian Universities recognizing the growing education needs are experimenting with online hybrid programs that cover multiple colleges under the same university

  11. Illustrative Facts • Present at a private education summit: 30 universities from USA and names like: Tufts, Case Western, Florida State, Southern Illinois, Clarkson, Drexel, University of Massachusetts • Interest in programs from the undergraduate to doctoral level • All disciplines

  12. Illustrative Facts • The Universities of Scotland and the Association of Indian Universities signed an MOU for greater collaboration • Edusat – India’s dedicated education satellite will transmit programs from Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon and 15 other major American schools • Program coincided with Microsofts decision to invest $1.7 bill in R&D in India

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