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Latest News |
| 11th
Sep 2010 / Times of India / Ahmedabad Edition |
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US, India set varsity partnership programme
US,INDIA DONATE $5 MILLION EACH
New Delhi: Ahead of President Barack Obamas visit in November, the
Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative has been
finalised with both the governments pledging $5 million
each that will fund university partnerships and faculty
development.
The Obama-Singh Initiative was announced last November
to build an enhanced India-US strategic partnership in
education. With the OSI in place it remains to be seen
if the US-India joint council on education takes shape
or not before Obamas visit.
In order to implement the initiative, HRD ministry and
the US embassy in India will establish the Obama-Singh
joint working group with three members each from both
sides.
The JWG will finalise the governing policy direction and
provide final approval for all grants that will be given
by the OSI. The OSI will also identify areas for grants, determine
the number and amount of grants, approve requests for proposals
for grants, and evaluate and award the grants. The entire
process will be transparent and merit-based. No institution
will get more than one grant.
The US embassy in India will contribute $5 million to
the United States-India Educational Foundation that will
draft the request for proposal announcement for US higher
education institutions. The US embassy will also administer
grants to US institutions whose university partnership
programmes are selected by the JWG.
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