UWS forms partnership with 20 Indian institutes

University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has roped in Punjab-based GGS Group of Colleges as its India partner, besides Hyderabad-based Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU).

GGS Group of Colleges has 19 institutions under its wing. The UK-based university has over 120 partnerships worldwide. “It is our first endeavour in India and we will focus on joint teaching and orientation visits besides staff and student exchanges. We are also tying up with Gopalan College in Bangalore. However, we have no plans of setting up a campus in India as of now,” said Alison Anderson, senior marketing co-coordinator overseas, UWS.

Anderson said the university is spending 10 per cent of its India budget on MoUs for research collaborations and scholarships. It has 358 research students and is hoping to have 400 by year-end. Research and knowledge transfer activity generates £4-5 million (Rs 28-35 crore) per year. There are around 80 Indian students of the total 1,500 international students.

 

UWS had discussions with the JNTU to focus on several other aspects of a working partnership. “We want to develop mutually beneficial international projects covering areas like research collaboration, curriculum design and staff and student exchange along with delivery of UWS programmes in-country. Nursing is an area where we would be partnering India,” she added.