Title: India an emerging higher education hub for South Asian countries: globalisation and internationalisation essential keys for growth of South Asia

Authors: Kanupriya Misra Bakhru

Addresses: Department of Humanities and Social Science, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, A-10, Sector-62, Noida-201309, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract: Higher education can form the key that can respond to the changes brought by globalisation for emerging South Asia in terms of sustainable growth, poverty reduction, competitiveness and job creation. Even though South Asia is witnessing an exponential growth, there is a dismal picture of employability and quality of education here. There is a need for change. India being the biggest contributor for growth of South Asia, should take the lead in higher education. India is the most preferred destination for foreign students from South Asian countries, there is a clear opportunity for India to establish an educational hub in India for South Asian Countries. The paper examines the current scenario of higher education in South Asia and particularly in India. Notable trends, internationalisation and the future possibilities that would transform higher education in India and emerge it as an educational hub for South Asia have been discussed.

Keywords: globalisation; internationalisation; education hub; higher education; India; South Asia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBG.2019.104831

International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2019 Vol.23 No.4, pp.497 - 516

Received: 17 Jul 2017
Accepted: 04 Oct 2017

Published online: 04 Feb 2020 *

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