The
Indus Foundation is an American educational organization
dedicated to the promotion of higher education for the
growing student population of India. The Foundation is
well established in India for over 12 years, with its
own extensive network of offices. It is committed to assisting
American and Canadian universities for collaborating with
reliable Indian institutions for offering their degree,
diploma, and certificate programs in India. It assists
American and Canadian universities for twinning / transfer
programs, study abroad in India programs, study tours
of India, and academic partnerships with Indian institutions.
It organizes periodic recruiting tours of India to assist
American and Canadian universities to recruit students
from India. Best known as “India Specialists”,
the Foundation is headquartered in New Jersey, USA, for
effectively serving the interests of American and Canadian
universities. Its staff has expertise in the Indian, American
and Canadian educational systems.
Indian educational system has been in transition in the
recent past. India has the world’s second largest
post-secondary student population of over 11 million.
It is expected that this number will double over the next
12 to 15 years. Faced with a growing demand for post secondary
education and limited resources, India is looking to the
private sector and foreign universities to bridge this
expected shortage. The private sector has been given the
opportunity to take initiative in developing infrastructure
for higher education in the country. India is a member
of the WTO and has now become a signatory to the General
Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), thereby enabling
high quality educational services to be offered in India
from around the world. Further, the Indian economy is
transforming into an international powerhouse requiring
India to have the best possible educational opportunities
for its citizens. Indian students are interested in degrees,
diplomas, and certificates offered by American and Canadian
universities at the undergraduate and graduate levels
because of the excellent career prospects they offer.
This demand is reflected by the thousands of students
going to the USA / Canada every year for higher education.
Educational collaborative
programs between American / Canadian universities and
Indian institutions are aimed at meeting the rapidly
growing Indian educational needs by leveraging mutual
capabilities. A part of the core mission of educational
institutions is to prepare their students to compete
in the global economy. These collaborative programs
contribute to that goal by giving faculty members and
students international experience and global perspectives.
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