Warwick to invest #250 million in Vision 2015

UK-based University of Warwick plans to be among the top 50 in world rankings by 2015 by investing £250 million (around Rs 1,800 crore) in research activities, international tie-ups and high-quality teaching in India and China, among others, by 2015.

“We have already spent £55 million (Rs 390 crore) of the total investment. Besides basic research, we are also spending on research in select areas like medical technology, steel technology, economics and history. Moreover, it is important for universities to become international to have close relationships with other universities,” said Professor Nigel Thrift, vice-chancellor of Warwick.

Recently, the university tied up with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and IIT Kharagpur for joint research projects and student and teacher exchange programmes. However, setting up a campus in India, is not on the cards. Recently, Warwick Business School tied up with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A ) to facilitate internships for around 20 students of the Post Graduate Management Programme for Executives (PGPX) as part of the latter’s international immersion programme this year. Moreover, the Indian student population at the University grew from 227 in 2007 to 430 this year.