Delhi University mulling to setup overseas campus in Dubai, Singapore or Mauritius
Delhi University is one of the several institutions the government had shortlisted under its ‘Institutes of Eminence’ (IoE) scheme, which was launched in 2018 with an aim to put India on the global education map, as per reports.
The Delhi University is mulling to set up an overseas campus to make the most of the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the varsity's vice-chancellor Professor P C Joshi said.
“We want to expand the scope of education across the world. The revised NEP has given a golden opportunity to universities, and we want to make the most of it. We are looking to expand our campus and some of the places under consideration are Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Singapore and Mauritius,” Joshi told a media house.
“We have a strong alumni network based in the south Asian sub-continent, and we wish to channelise all our resources to develop a strong international presence,” he added.
Giving further details about the same, Joshi said that in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, DU has seen an increase in the number of international students taking up its courses. “I know the pandemic and the resulting shutdown created a lot of problems for educational institutes, but DU saw applications from students across 80 countries,” the acting V-C said.
As per the media reports, the varsity is one of the several institutions the government had shortlisted under its ‘Institutes of Eminence’ (IoE) scheme, which was launched in 2018 with an aim to put India on the global education map. Currently, Indian presence on global excellence lists is negligible, with even the best universities failing to feature among the top 100.
Earlier this month, the University Grants Commission (UGC) gave nod to IoEs to set up off-shore campuses, as part of achieving the NEP’s stated intent of “internationalisation of education”.
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