UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) 30/07/2019 – Posted in: Daily News – Tags: British Council of India
UK-INDIA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE (UKIERI)
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Topics covered: All about UKIERI – Highlights, Fundings; British Council of India
News Flash
The British Council of India and Universities UK International have joined hands together for UKIERI Mobility Programme: Study in India.
- It will be a pilot programme which will allow UK students to visit India for higher studies.
- The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
- Under its capacity, it promotes initiatives which support partnerships and student mobility across universities and countries.
Highlights
- The programme will open in July 2019.
- Aim to generate 200 opportunities for undergraduate students at UK universities by March 2021.
- Priority is given to students from traditionally underrepresented groups.
- The programme will increase the levels of outward student mobility from the UK to 13% by 2020.
- It Supports the employability of UK graduates and helps them prepare for a globally competitive workforce.
- The programme will also support the internationalization of Indian higher education through the diversification of the student body, and the consolidation of inter-institutional partnerships.
Funding
The programme will be funded by the UK and Indian Governments as part of Phase 3 of the UK-India Education Research Initiative and delivered by the British Council, Universities UK International and EdCIL in India.
Way Forward
- This scheme will be good for individual students and good for UK universities.
- It also fits neatly with the Government of India’s goal to attract a greater number of international students and support the development of international networks for some of India’s strongest universities.
UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI)
- It was launched in April 2006.
- Its aim is to enhance the educational linkages between India and the UK.
- UKIERI is funded from the UK by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Department for Employment and Learning; and from India by Ministry of Human Resource Development,
- Department for Science and Technology, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education and EdCil . It is delivered by Universities UK International (UUKi) and British Council.
British Council of India
- The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
- The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide.
- The council offer a range of specialised projects in arts, education, English language and society to audiences across India.
Source: India Today
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