Indians are flocking abroad for education. Starting foreign insitutes in india 1. Will double the educated indians. 2. Will allow local indian institutes compete with foreign insitutes to survive. 3. Will benefit both india and foreign countries in reducing the investment on training and cost of research. 4. Will benefit both developing and developed countries to reap the benefits of globalisation as against one-way of developing countries against developed countries. This also helps for social and cultural exchange among developing and developed countries.
Allowing foriegn universities with subsidies such as in security , discount in rentals as applicable in foriegn countries should be provided.
Allowing foriegn universities with no mandatory investment may turn this into exploitation business mostly by pseudo indians from abroad itself, mafia or religious fanatics for their vested interests. Universities should be forced to invest to reap the returns through research on trained students.
Re: Will benefit
by vivek on Mar 19, 2010 12:57 AM
Please read the interview again, carefully.
1. The presence of foreign institutions is going to be a drop in the bucket.
2. Secondly India's higher education problem has to be solved by India any not by foreigners. Foreigners are not going to help in its improvement.
3. Experience shows that a lot of the countries that have opened their doors, and when the floodgates have been opened by them, a lot of as they say rubbish have come in along with nuggets of gold.
4. In Singapore it is by invitation only (that foreign universities can set up shop). You only get at the door only if they ask you. And they are providing direct subsidies by way of facilities and rent discounts and all.
5. If India is going in the opposite direction, where you come to the door without being invited but you have got to pay to enter, I think that is problematic
6. The foreigners -- nowhere in the world foreign institutions that come to education hubs focus on research. They focus on teaching because that is where money is to be made,
FOREIGN INSTITUTION IS NOT PRODUCTIVE IN THE LONG RUN. IT IS A SUPER CHEATING PROCESS TO DRAIN MONEY FROM INDIA OUR MEDTHO IS WELL SUFFISIENT TO MANAGE OUR STUDENT & ECONOMY
He has honestly suggested echoing the feelings of great sons of India. But our minister seems hell bent to do it the other way, aping the foreigners - short sightedness.
