• Academic and research collaboration through MoUs between HEIs,
• Provision for credit recognition and credit transfer,
• Allowing top Indian Universities to establish campuses in other countries, and similarly,
• Top-ranked foreign HEIs to open campuses in India.

In line with the vision of NEP-2020, the UGC issued Guidelines for the Internationalization of Higher Education. The Guidelines highlight an array of activities such as:

• Brand building of Indian HEIs abroad,
• Academic and research collaboration with foreign universities,
• Facilitation of foreign students,
• Use of ICT for internationalization,
• Credit recognition under twinning arrangements,
• Global citizenship approach, and
• Engaging with foreign alumni and establishing an office for international affairs.

UGC has amended the Institutions of Eminence (IoEs) and Deemed to be Universities Regulations, 2021 as well so as to allow the IoEs to set up offshore campuses. UGC has also notified the Regulations on Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign HEIs to offer Twinning, Joint Degree, and Dual Degree Programmes.

The session on “Internationalization of Education” included discussions on various aspects related to internationalization such as:

• Explore ways and measures to promote India as a preferred global study destination.
• Deliberate upon various models and platforms for academic collaboration between Indian and foreign HEIs.
• Discuss matters related to credit recognition and equivalence of qualifications.
• UGC issued Regulations for Twinning, Joint and Dual Degree Programme.
• UGC Guidelines for Internationalization of Higher Education - Office for International Affairs (179 HEIs) and Alumni Connect at HEIs (158 HEIs)
• International Collaboration —International Hackathons and Research Collaboration in high-tech areas like semi-conductors with Taiwan/USA.
• Framework for Global Citizenship Education.
• Guidelines for Internationalization of Higher Education.
• Enable IOEs to offer offshore courses, UGC amended the UGC (Institution of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations on January 1, 2021– for the Globalization of Education.
• Regulations for Academic Collaboration between Indian and foreign HEIs to offer Joint Degree, Dual Degree, and Twinning Programme
• Office for International Affairs at HEIs as a one-stop centre for facilitating foreign students and promoting internationalization.
• Alumni connect to engage with foreign alumni of Indian origin living abroad and foreign alumni to promote Indian HEIs abroad.