“As colleges and universities worldwide wait for India's lawmakers to approve a bill granting full access to the country's vast education market,†Vir Singh wrote in The International Herald Tribune, “some institutions are reaching Indian students through twinning programs.â€
“Twinning, where participants complete part of their studies in their own country and the rest abroad, is not widely known in India,†Mr. Singh wrote. But local partners of foreign institutions - usually from Britain, the United States and Canada - “say Indian students and their families are starting to appreciate the benefits of this option,†he wrote. The lower costs than a full overseas degree and a “ready-made peer group,†are some of the attractions.
The cost of a three-year bachelor's degree program at the India campus of Britain's Leeds Metropolitan University, for example, is a little o ver “1.5 million rupees, or $27,000, including travel and living costs for a mandatory six months in Britain,†he wrote. That is less than half of what it would cost to complete the program overseas.
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