The University Grants Commission has written to 63 countries seeking collaborations amongst the educational institutes of India and whichever country is concerned. The commission has listed 529 foreign and 229 Indian universities which are eligible for this collaboration. Under the collaboration three types of degrees will be offered-
- Dual where both colleges award the degree, albeit in the same subject.
- joint and twinning where part of the course is completed overseas with the upper limit being 30% in twinning programmes.
Some of the 63 countries that are eligible are Spain, Thailand, UAE, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, South Africa, Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, Lithuania, Greece, Cyprus, Iceland, Turkey, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
