Internationalization of Higher Education by Nanjundaiya Ramesh Kumar

1. N.Ramesh Kumar,
Advisor, Overseas Centre for Foreign Students (OCFS),
Government of Karnataka, Bangalore
June 2, 2016
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2.  USA earns approx. $ 27 Billion
(annually through International Students - tuitions & living
exp.)
 UK : …… 8.5 billion Pounds
 Ireland : 900 million Euros
 Australia : 19.1 billion Aus. Dollars
 New Zealand : 2.3 billion NZ dollars
 Canada: 5.5 billion Canadian Dollars
 INDIA ………???? Are we losers ? (estimated 0.2 US $ billion)
 *Students from India contribute approximately (outward
mobility) US$ 8 billion annually.
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3.  Mr. N. Ramesh Kumar holds two Master’s degrees in Industrial Economics
from Brussels University, Brussels, Belgium and in Business Administration
from Boston University, Boston, US. He is well versed in French language.
He has spent almost 3 decades overseas. He is a career International
Banker with over 30 years of solid work experience gained in well known
International Banks in such countries as Greece, Belgium, Egypt, Dubai,
Muscat, Riyadh and India.
 A widely traveled person across various continents and with a deep
interest in academics and students mobility and education tourism
aspects and consulting. His forte is franchise promotion. He is currently
the Advisor – Overseas Centre for Foreign Students (OCFS) at the
Karnataka State Higher Education Council – KSHEC (Department of Higher
Education), Bangalore. The Mission of OCFS is for Internationalization of
Higher Education in Karnataka and to promote Karnataka globally as an
attractive Centre for Higher Education.
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4.  Karnataka has 52 universities, out of which 25 State Universities, 1 Central
University, 14 Deemed Universities, and 12 Private Universities (approved by
Government of Karnataka).
 The state boasts of national-level institutions in almost every discipline such as
health, management, science and technology, law, social science, education,
linguistics as well as an IIM, IISc, IIIT, TIFR, National Law School, NIMHANS, ISEC,
RIE Mysore, Regional Institute of English and many more.
 There are over 480 degree colleges affiliated to any of the state universities. There
are 207 engineering colleges, 61 medical colleges, 48 dental colleges, 280
management institutions as well as Polytechnics, Pharmacy, Yoga, Fashion Designs,
Homeopathy colleges and over 60 international schools.
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5.  Globalization and technological change processes that have accelerated in
tandem over the past fifteen years. This has created a new global
economy “powered by technology, fueled by information and driven by
knowledge.
 Today, active level of work is being directed by the Department of Higher
Education to enhancing of ICT use in State Universities so as to provide
the full spectrum of support in such areas as automation of administrative
aspects, streamlining of both admissions and examinations process, e-
content, e-learning, HRMS, etc. All these to ensure necessary governance,
transparency and a streamlined approach.
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6. It is well known that today Information and Communication
technologies (ICTs) have become powerful enabling tools for
educational change and reform.
ICT is assisting the sphere of Higher education to provide
wide coverage and access, strengthen the relevance of
education to the increasingly digital workplace, and raise
educational quality, among others and helping to make
teaching and learning into an engaging and active process
connected to real life.
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7.  We had recently organised a workshop on internationalization of
higher education in Karnataka as part of our Overseas centre for
Foreign Students (OCFS) under the Karnataka State Higher Education
Council (KSHEC).
 The theme of the workshop was to examine capacity building for
Global Learning through shared commitment of the higher education
sector to encourage peer to peer research and encourage innovation.
 The workshop also explored opportunities for our universities in study,
joint research/avenues, network services, exploring strategic academic
alliances with overseas universities.
 It addressed such issues as the institutional developments to maximize
learning, improved course delivery methods, pedagogy application
oriented curriculum designs.
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9.  Today we have 13,900 foreign students
studying in Karnataka. This is split up as
follows:
 Universities and affiliated Colleges: 9,000
 Private Institutions: 5,000
 Total Number of foreign students in India is
38,500
 Share of Karnataka: 36%
 Karnataka has the maximum share
percentage of foreign students.
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10.  1) Student Mobility: We would like to invite students from you country to study
in our Universities. Your student can come for formal degree courses or short term
certificate courses. Your Governments can constitute Scholarships for deserving
students.
 2) Visa and arrival: We are working towards streamlining the Visa and arrival
process for foreign students. Each of our University has a Nodal Officer and an
International centre in their campus. The Nodal Officer will take the responsibility
to ensure that the foreign students is settled well and all paper work and
documentation is in place including international student card, insurance, and
hostel/housing facilities.
 3) Vocational Education: We are keen to provide Vocational Education in
collaboration with businesses and industry. We want to assist both Indian and
foreign students through this and eventually make them ready for the job market.
This aids mobility of students both ways as well.
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11.  Art and Design - arts and healthcare, contemporary crafts, ceramics and
textiles, Asian arts,
 Health – genetics, cell & molecular biology, ageing, musculoskeletal
rehabilitation, microbiology,
 Education - education policy and practice, Education of Children and Young
People,
 Creative writing & poetry, literary criticism & English language.
 Sociology and Social Policy - Gender & Sexuality, Critical Disability Studies,
Urban Geography
 Aviation, Transport & the Environment.
 Sensing & Imaging.
 Electrochemistry, graphene and carbon nanotubes
 Computer Science - healthcare technology, computational fluid dynamics
 Enterprise – international business, place management, policy modeling
 Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
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12.  Concept:
 The objective of a typical CoE will be to act as a channel for all Universities in
Karnataka. They will have multiple products delivered through it. CoE will focus on
improving the standards of higher education in Karnataka by sharing of best
practices, faculty movement, joint research opportunities. Joint meetings,
receiving of faculty and delegation from Overseas, exploring new areas of strategic
academic collaboration, finding new partners, investments for joint research
undertaking, etc.
 As a first stage, Our Universities would join hands with an Overseas University to
select specific topics/areas of interest and develop necessary course curriculum
(suitable to our environment).
 We are also looking at areas as advancement in Logistics and Supply Chain
Management (new developments), Sports Science, SME development activities.
 Once a curriculum is developed, these courses could be accessible to all
Universities in Karnataka.
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13.  The conventional one focuses more on student mobility and to some extent faculty
mobility as a strategy.
 Under the modern one, business models are formulated that includes not only student
and faculty mobility, but also institutional mobility and programme mobility – all with a
primary view to make knowledge sharing and economic gains, enrichment of quality in
teaching, research and intellectual environment in our Universities that result in better
knowledge production and dissemination.
 We would like to go selectively and approach by identifying a few high quality select
institutions abroad and invite them to come to India, to share teaching and research
with Indian students and faculty.
 Also, such institutions will be provided a conductive atmosphere for these institutions
to set up joint venture academic alliances, joint degree programs.
 Our Universities will be provided additional required support in this regard, to facilitate,
inter alia, student and faculty exchanges with the Overseas Joint partner University.
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14.  There are many avenues of Cooperation in the Higher
Education space with overseas Universities and
institutions.
 OCFS is ready to receive Academic delegation from
Overseas Minister of Higher Education and work out
specific action plans for bilateral cooperation in higher
education in Karnataka.
 Thank you all.
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