(Originally published in IndianHigherEducation, 23 March 2022) Studying overseas is a life-changing experience for students who undertake the challenge. They return with new perspectives and benefit from exposure to a new culture and education system. However, there are financial and…
The New Education Policy
(Originally published in IndianHigherEducation, 11 March, 2022) The long-awaited New Education Policy 2020 is India’s overarching policy framework for the development of the country’s education sector. After receiving over 20,000 comments from stakeholders and spending four years in development, it…
India: the next key HE recruitment market globally
China has long remained the largest market for international student recruitment, a fact that many institutions have relied on at the expense of collaboration in other countries. India may currently send a fraction of the students that China does, but…
How will India attract international students to its shores?
(Originally published in IndianHigherEducation, 01 March 2022) India is on a mission to rapidly expand the number of international students it welcomes to its universities. In 2018, the Indian government set an ambitious target to grow international student enrolments to…
What role does International collaboration play in the NEP?
(Originally published in IndianHigherEducation, 28 February 2022) For the size that India is, it is a country where international engagement in education is still an emerging activity. India may be one of the largest senders of international students in the…
Gender Divides in Indian Education
(Originally published in IndianHigherEducation, January 2022) The improved education of women will be key to the growth of the Indian education sector. Whatever way we look at the most pressing challenges of our time, it is clear that improving gender…
Is Duolingo the future of English proficiency assessment?
Duolingo is an unlikely candidate to be a household name, but the language learning app company is not far off from being one. Although best known for its free courses in nearly 40 languages, Duolingo also offers an English language…