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2013 UNC India Summit. Suzanne Ortega Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Pipeline . Building the next generation of India-engaged global leaders. In the last academic year (2011-2012)… More than 750 students enrolled in 18 non-language courses with an Indian or S. Asian focus
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2013 UNC India Summit Suzanne Ortega Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Pipeline Building the next generation of India-engaged global leaders In the last academic year (2011-2012)… • More than 750 students enrolled in 18 non-language courses with an Indian or S. Asian focus • At two of our campuses, 312 students took 18 Hindi-Urdu language courses
Partnerships Creating deep and multi-faceted relationships with Indian partner institutions • 8 UNC campuses reported 41 partnerships with institutions in India
Partnerships Creating deep and multi-faceted relationships with Indian partner institutions • The largest concentrations of partner institutions are in NewDelhi (6) Mumbai (4) and Chennai (3)
Study Programs Building the next generation of India-engaged global leaders • In AY 11-12:135 ECU students took 9 virtual courses jointly with students and faculty in India. • In AY 11-12: 30 students participated in study abroad programs. • More than 50 UNC faculty have traveled or taught in India
Faculty Involvement • Since 2005, more than 40 UNC faculty have coauthored research publications with authors at Indian institutions • This research has spanned agriculture, business, computer science, engineering, medicine and physics • Source: REACH NC
Alumni • 5 campuses reported • 1,741 alumni originally from India • 553 currently residing in India. • This represents a huge data gap
Current Students • 5 campuses reported • 122 visiting scholars from India • 356 Graduate and Undergraduate students from India studying on Visas
People • In 2011, there were more than 70,000 people of Indian ancestry living in North Carolina • Between 2003 and 2012, the number of students from India increased from 900 on 10 UNC college campuses to 1,418 on 15 UNC campuses
Trade In 2011, NC-India Trade totaled more than $1.2 billon Source: International Trade Administration