Indian university delegation visits UK varsity

A delegation representing 13 institutions from India has visited Birmingham City University in UK to explore potential partnerships in the higher education sector in the future.
The visit to the university was part of a week-long tour of UK higher education institutions by 35 senior and middle-level academic and non-academic staff from Indian universities, plus participants from the Indian Ministry for Human Resource Development.
The delegations representing institutions visited the staff from the institution's Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, the International Office and the Department of Enterprise Innovation and Business Engagement.
They also enjoyed sessions on how Birmingham City University works internationally and how its links with industry are developed and sustained.

The visitors are in the UK as part of a leadership and management training programme which is being facilitated by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, with teaching taking place both in New Delhi and in the UK.
The course is being run in partnership with the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI).

"We are delighted at this opportunity to share knowledge and experience with our friends from India and we hope that from this visit we are able to build further institutional links with the country," said Professor Julian Beer Pro-Vice- Chancellor Research, Enterprise and Business Engagement, Birmingham City University.

Another area of interest to the delegates was how the university is managing the value chain from innovation to commercialisation.
"Our visit to the university has offered a fantastic perspective on how an institution can successfully open up to position itself globally, with strong and mutually beneficial partnerships," said Upam Makhecha, Associate Professor Organisational Behavior and Human Resource Management Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli.
"Our experience today really makes me hopeful for fruitful collaborations with the University in the future," Professor Shyamanta Hazarika, Head of Department, Computer Science and Engineering, Tezpur University said.