17 Nov 2011
Foreign Universities can not only fill the huge demand-supply gap in the education field but also help make India's education more job-oriented said Scottish education experts. India and Scotland are working to forge mutual collaborations in the research, teaching and academics.On a visit to India, Scottish Education Secretary Michael Russell said, "There are similarities in the system of education in India and Scotland. We have over 4,000 Indian students in Scotland and a strong alumni base here. We cannot go everywhere. So we have to choose."
"Indian students are successful at research and India has enormous challenges as a country in the field of education," he added while giving an inaugural address at the first overseas campus of the Scottish University of Strathclyde at Greater Noida near Delhi.
As per the Scottish government officials, some 20 varsities from Scotland are in collaboration with Indian institutes.
The education secretary was also present at the signing of a pact between Scotland's Edinburgh Napier University and Sikkim Manipal University of India.
Dame Joan K. Stringer, vice chancellor of Scotland's premier Edinburgh Napier University, said India was one of the most dynamic economies to tie up with.
"India is one of the world's largest and most dynamic economies and we are delighted to celebrate our partnership," remarked Stringer.
[Source: Economic Times]
