International Cooperation: Country Catalogue: Asia
India
Background Information
India has one of the largest Higher Education System in the world. Presently there are 18 Central Universities in the country. In pursuance of the Mizoram Accord, another Central University in the State of Mizoram is planned. There are 99 Institutions which have been declared as Deemed to be Universities by the Govt. of India as per Section of the UGC Act, 1956. (Source: Department of Secondary and Higher Education, India)
Cooperation Agreements
In 2007, The University of Oslo has cooperation agreements with 3 institutions in India. Click here for an updated list of cooperation agreements.
Student Exchange
Statistics about student exchange (select year in the field 'Årstall'): Outgoing - Incoming - Total (source: DBH).
The Nordic Centre in India
The Nordic Centre in India (NCI) is a consortium of Nordic universities and institutions of higher learning. It seeks to promote collaboration on research and education between the Nordic countries and India. It was established in 2001. Its primary objectives are:
- to facilitate research collaboration between individual researchers and research institutes
- to organise courses on India designed for Nordic students
- to establish opportunities for Indian students to study in the Nordic region
- to serve as a meeting point for Nordic and Indian scholars
The long term objective is to establish a centre located in India, which will support Indian and Nordic scholars, students and specialists. The Nordic Centre in India is seeking permission to set up a liaison office in Delhi.
NCI homepage: http://www.nci.uio.no/
General information about India
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Norwegian)
- CIA World Fact Book
Enhet: Informasjonsavdelingen, informasjon@uio.no
Dokument opprettet: 26.04.2007, endret: 26.04.2007Administrer dette dokumentet