This presentation discusses different issues related to the internationalisation of higher education in India.

1. Internationalisation of
Higher Education for
Institution Building
ANUP K SINGH, PHD

2. GATS and Education Services
 GATS and educational services: Education is one of 12 services under
WTO
 Four forms of service delivery
1. Cross border supply: E-learning (Provider and user do not move)
2. Consumption abroad: Foreign education (User moves to a foreign
country to get education)
3. Commercial presence: Satellite campus (Capital mobility)
4. Presence of natural persons: Faculty working in a foreign country on a
temporary basis

3. Indian Position on Higher Education
Services
Mode of Service Limitations of Market
Access
Limitations on National
Treatment
Cross-border supply None – Subject to
regulations
None
Consumption abroad None None
Commercial presence 100% No profiteering, no
commercialisation
Unbound
Presence of natural
persons
Unbound Unbound

4. Two Perspectives on
Internationalisation
 Internationalisation of higher education for commercial purposes
 Internationalisation of higher education for not-profit

5. Approaches to Internationalisation
 Extension of services (Education, training, consultancy, instructional resources)
to other countries (Insead, IMT)
 Admission of students from other countries (US, UK, Australia)
 Adoption of global benchmarks in curriculum development and delivery
 Serving the needs of global recruiters and managers through executive
education (IIMs, IITs, LBS, IMD, etc.)
 International outlook in various institutional activities
 International impact (Papers, patents, books, digital resources, internationally
demanded faculty, etc.)
 Faculty and staff with international experience and exposure
 International exposure

6. Facilitators/Inhibitors of Internationalisation
 Commitments made in GATS
 Globalisation of the national economy
 National legal and regulatory system
 Educational ecological system
 Existence and development of national universities and institutions
 Academic and financial autonomy to institution
 Availability of talented manpower
 Institutional vision and mission
 Institutional culture and systems for various initiatives for internationalisation

7. Institution Builder and
Internationalisation
 He has rich international experience
 He is linked to an international circuit of educational leaders
 He has board members on his side for internationalisation
 He is able to create facilities suitable for international students and faculty
 He is able to establish international norms, standards and benchmarks in
curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities

8. Indian Experiences
 Education as not-for-profit enterprise
 Internationalisation of higher education for non-profit purpose
 Supernumerary seats for PIO, Gulf, East Asian country students
 Emerging but weak trend of international accreditation
 Supernumerary seats for foreign students
 Summer schools
 Pune, Delhi and Bangalore as friendly cities for foreign students