Karnataka Government and British Council announce ‘Furthering Higher Education partnerships’ initiative
The program is designed to enable three state universities to establish partnerships with three UK universities to create opportunities for knowledge sharing and collaboration in areas of mutual interest
British Council, the UK’s international organization for educational opportunities and cultural exchange, and the Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC), the apex body for promoting academic excellence, policy formulation and perspective planning for the growth of higher education in the state, launched the ‘ Furthering Higher Education Partnerships – UK and Karnataka’ program to promote bilateral higher education exchange cooperation between the UK and the state of Karnataka. Under the agreement, British Council will provide seed funding for capacity building and faculty development in consultation with KSHEC.
The program is designed to enable three state universities – Bangalore North University, Bangalore City University and Gulbarga University – to establish partnerships with three UK universities – Birmingham City University, University of Highlands and Islands and University of Bradford, to create opportunities for knowledge exchange and cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The two entities will work closely together to strengthen Karnataka’s higher education ecosystem through core activities: capacity building for teachers, leadership development program and project management training, enabling the state to improve delivery and international benchmarks in higher education in the future.
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The Operational Alliance Agreement (OAA) signed by Prof. Gopalkrishna Joshi, Executive Director, Karnataka State Higher Education Council, Government of Karnataka, and Janaka Pushpanathan, Director South India, British Council, in the presence of Dr. CN Ashwath Narayan, Minister of Higher Education, Information Technology – Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, will strengthen the cooperation between the Karnataka and UK to achieve progressive and positive outcomes as envisioned by the state government for the implementation of the National education policy 2020.
prof. Thimme Gowda, Vice Chairman, KSHEC, Shri Umashankar SR, Additional First Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, Ministry of Higher Education, Shri Chandru Iyer, British Deputy High Commissioner for Karnataka and Kerala and Rittika Chanda Parruck, Director of Education India, British Council – were also present at the event.
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