October 18, 2009

India's Higher-Education Minister Calls for Foreign Entries Into University System

By Shailaja Neelakantan

New Delhi

Since taking office in late May, Kapil Sibal, India's minister in charge of higher education, has become the government's most aggressive champion of opening the country's doors to foreign universities.

In an interview last week with The Chronicle, Mr. Sibal talked about why he thinks India can no longer afford to turn its back on foreign providers. And he outlined the kinds of regulations that will most likely govern such institutions should a much-debated bill on the

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