Click to play videoMumbai: The Government is rolling out the red carpet for foreign universities to set up shop in India.
But the move hasn't met with much success and temples of learning like Standford University are happy to stay out of India.
This is despite New Delhi passing a bill that will make it easier for the foreign varsities to set up shop here.
So is this an indicative of a disinterest of sorts in India?
Says President of Standford University John L Hennessy, ”There are a lot of challenges that need to be worked out in India with respect to governance and regulations and we would like to understand them first. And like any other university would want a degree of independence.”
Therefore, top schools like Stanford, Columbia and Cornell are looking for Indian partners. That seems to be a suitable alternative to setting up campuses here.
“We think at this point of time the best thing would be to forge closer connections not just with the institutions but with the individuals that will allow students from India to come there more readily and easily,” says Vice President of Columbia University Nicholas Dirks.
So while passing the bill, the Indian Government might also want to look into issues that are keeping these big centers of learning out of India.
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