A Report on the IACC Delegation of Higher Education Institutes to US and Canada

May 22nd – June 3rd, 2011

Background & Composition of the Delegation

The governments of the United States and India have acknowledged the positive contribution of cooperation

in the field of education. Governments of both the countries are committed to collaborate in the area of

education through increased exchanges and enhancing the role of private players to carry it to new levels.

The Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative, which was announced last November, will provide USD

10 million in combined funding to increase university linkages and support junior faculty development

between US and Indian universities. The preferred areas of collaboration are distance education, vocational

training, research, skill development, setting up new universities, private-public-partnership and faculty

exchange.

With nearly half-a-billion Indians under the age of 25, the challenge of educating all of them could be realized

only through partnerships and the willingness of the educated Indians to give back to society.

With a view on promoting collaborations between Indian and US Universities, the Indo American Chamber of

Commerce, the only bilateral Chamber of Commerce in India, which is committed to development of Indo-US

business and trade relations under the aegis of the IACC Indo US Education Forum proposed a delegation of

Indian Higher Education Universities led by Dr.Sankaran Raghunathan, Co-Chair of the IACC Indo US

Education Forum and Dean of National Management School Chennai to the US and Canada from May 22nd

to

June 3rd

, 2011 to coincide with NAFSA Education Conference & Expo at Vancouver, Canada.

IACC promoted this delegation through awareness programs in Bangalore and Chennai, webcasting of the

awareness programs to universities on an all India basis and through extensive marketing from the 11 IACC

offices all over the country.

Dr.Sankaran Raghunathan Leader of the Delegation, Co-Chair of IACC Indo US Education Forum Ms.Sapna Samtani Co-ordinator of the Delegation, Regional Director, South India Council IACC Mr.Prashanth P. Khambaswadkar Chief Consultant, MET League of Colleges Ms.Savita Sengar Director, Rai School of Business Mr.Kirtan Jani CEO, The Maximum International Academic Solution

Mission of the Delegation

To explore opportunities of collaborations between Indian and US Universities

Participate at the NAFSA Education Conference & Expo in Vancouver

Outcome

Opportunity to interact with 65 US Universities as potential partners

Focussed branding for IACC in the education spectrum both in the US and at the NAFSA conference

Possibility of bringing in US universities as IACC US members in the Education Forum.

Executive Summary

IACC with the support of US & Foreign Commercial Services Office was able to line up campus visits and

meetings with US universities primarily in New York and New Jersey. The delegation met up with close to 50

representatives from 30 US universities looking at collaborating with Indian Universities focussing on key

areas such as Twinning programs, Joint certifications / Dual Degrees, Research Collaborations, Faculty

Exchange / Development and Study Abroad Programs. These meetings would not have been possible

without the constant support of Ms.Aileen Nandi, Principal Commercial Officer, US Consulate Chennai and

Mr.Joel Reynoso, Ms.Barbara Banas and Ms.Joan Kanlian from the US & Foreign Commercial Service NJ and

the US Department of Commerce, NY.

The Delegation visited Rutgers –The State University of NJ, Fairleigh Dickenson University and Stevens

Institute of Technology in NJ. At Fairleigh Dickenson University, the delegation had the opportunity to have

B2B meetings with 12 Study New Jersey Universities / Campuses. US Commercial Office also organised

meeting with 14 Study New York Universities at the SUNY Global Centre. This meeting was addressed by

Mr.Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of US Commercial Services.

Dr.Sankaran Raghunathan, Chair of the Delegation made a presentation on The Indian Education Opportunity,

The Current Indian Regulatory Environment and the various Opportunities for Collaborations with Indian

Universities. This presentation and session was webcasted live to all universities in New York.

The NAFSA Education Conference and Expo at Vancouver from May 29th

to June 3rd

, 2011 gave the delegates

an opportunity to meet and interact with over 8000 plus educators from all over the globe. B2B meetings

were possible with over 40 US universities looking at partnering with India.

Over 400 IACC Delegation Brochures was handed out to all Universities in the US and Canada during the

course of travel of the delegation.

Count of Delegation University Meetings

No. Of Universities

New York 12

New Jersey 15

NAFSA / Vancouver 38

Total 65

Testimonials from Delegates

Prashant P. Khambaswadkar, Chief Consultant, MET Bhujbal Knowledge City, Nasik

“At the outset let me express my deep and sincere gratitude's to you and Mr.R.K.Chopra for inviting me and

making this trip to New York a memorable one ! I started out on this trip like Columbus not knowing exactly

what value add this journey to the west will unfold. I must put on record that I gained immensely and

unexpectedly as this was my first experience with IACC. My special thanks to you for taking so much

effort without which visiting so many Universities, colleges and Academic centres would not have been

possible. Right from our visits to Rutgers University to FDU to SUNY upto Stevens College was a great

experience which has resulted in we at MET, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Nasik entering into MOU / tie up's with

atleast two Universities. Thanks to this visit, we have been able to establish a connect with good no of

Universities in the US which we will now leverage as an advantage to foster a partnership allowing faculty and

student exchange, joint research projects and benchmarking with these Universities to improve capabilities

back home. The Universities in the US have also gained through the Indian delegation as they have now been

directly connected to reputed Indian Corporates in one go !

In conclusion, I must thank IACC for organising this delegation ( the SUITE 2011 PLUS nafsa) which was very

informative and was a great networking opportunity. Many thanks to Mr. S.K.Mitra too for encouraging and

enabling every delegate to gain maximum out of the conference. Sapna, your hardwork, great coordination

and communication skills as well as your very positive attitude made this trip more than successful. I urge IACC

to continue the good work and organise yet another trip next year to the US combining SUITE 2012 with visits

to various Universities on the west coast and participation in NAFSA.

I look forward to hearing from you on next year's program with dates and all..”

Kirtan Jani , C.E.O, The Maximum International Academic Solution, Gujarat

“ It was my pleasure to be a part of such an immense event. The IACC delegation was one of the best

experiences I have had so far. It was very informative, knowledgeable, meaningful and it gave me a clear

vision about the international education system. Through this event my company has made a brand value in

the field of international education which enhances prospects for future healthy business . The event has

enabled a vast networking opportunity for me. I express my gratitude for the excellent hospitality you showed

me during the entire event.

Being on this delegation has answered a lot of unanswered questions regarding international education. We

would be highly interested to be part of such events in the future”

Savita Sengar, Director, Rai Foundation, New Delhi

“It was pleasure to be part of the IACC delegation to US and Canada. I thank you for arranging visits to various

universities in New Jersey and New York which has helped to make certain good contacts with people involved

in international programs. I am hopeful that we will be able to finalize some arrangements with couple of US

universities. Thank you for arranging this trip and making it hassle free and comfortable for us.

Joel Reynoso, Director, CGBP, BMP, US & Foreign Commercial Service, NJ

“I do have to say how happy the Study NJ schools were to host you. We met last week and a number of them commented that it was a nice opportunity to exchange ideas, and hopefully partnerships.”

Campus Visits

RUTGERS, The State University of New Jersey

Meetings with Rutgers Team

Courtney O. McAnuff – Vice President, Enrollment Management Professor David Finegold – Dean, Rutgers School of Management and Labour Relations Yongwei Zhang- Director of International Programs, Rutgers School of Business Wendy Huo – Associate Director, International Program, Rutgers Business School Deborah Silver – Director, Professional Science Master’s Program Veena Kumar – Director, Program in American Language Studies Steve Reinert - Associate Professor of History, Dean of Study Abroad Alison Price - Rom, Director of OGIA Tania Castaneda - Director of International Recruitment Deborah Epting - Assoc. VP Enrollment Management Nancy Pullen - Director of Recruitment Bill Russo - Asst. Director of International Recruitment

Highlights of the Meeting

Twinning Programs ( 2 years in India / 2 in the US, 4 years in India / 1 in the US )

Joint Certification / Degrees

Research Collaboration

Student & Faculty Exchange

Keep US Consulates / Cultural Affairs informed of partnerships with US universities

Executive MBA Programs

US Universities to create awareness of their institutes and courses in India

IACC to develop a checklist for collaborations with Indian / US universities

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY

Metropolitan Campus, New Jersey

Meetings with FDU Team

Dr.Alfredo Tan – Prof of Electrical Engineering, Director , Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences & Eng

Dr.Kalyan Mondal – Associate Prof of Electrical Engineering, Coordinator of IT, Gildart Haase School

James G Almeida – Associate Dean, Silberman College of Business

Karin C Hamilton – Director of Graduate Program Development, Silberman College of Business

Jason A Scorza – Vice Provost for Global Learning, FDU

Barbara L Heissenbuttel – Director of International Admission, FDU

Dr. Yongming Tang – Associate Prof of Computer Science & MIS, Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences

Prof. Melvin A Lewis – Associate Director of Engineering, Engineering Technology, IT, Gildart Haase School

Highlights of the Meeting

Twinning Programs ( 3 years in India / 2 in the US )

Opportunities for US students to do internship with Indian corporates

IACC to work out a fee structure for costs involved in a Study India Program & Internship

FDU focus on building soft skills of students

FDU sends domestic students for short duration ( 10 days- 2 weeks) study abroad programs

B2B MEETINGS WITH STUDY NEW JERSEY UNIVERSITIES

At the FDU Campus

Study New Jersey Universities

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Ramapo College of New Jersey

ELS Language Centers

Monmouth University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Kean University

Seton Hall University

Brookdale Community College

William Paterson University

Caldwell College

Felician College

College of St. Elizabeth

St. Peter’s College

B2B MEETINGS WITH STUDY NEW YORK UNIVERSITIES

At SUNY Global Centre, New York

Study New York Universities

Dr. Mitch Leventhal - Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs, State University of New York

Lori Thompson - Director, Office of Intl Programs, State University of New York System Administration

Krista Northup - Director of Intl Recruitment and Agency Operations, State University of New York (SUNY)

Sal Longarino - Director, Office for International Services Academic Affairs, Fordham University

Clare Banks - Program Officer, Institute of International Education

Bruce Sillner- Dean, International Programs, State University of New York at New Paltz

Beth Vargas- Associate Dean, International Programs, State University of New York at New Paltz

Ann-Margaret J. Nastasi -Director of International Recruitment and Scholar, Dowling College

Arup Sen-Vice President for Academic Affairs, D'Youville College

Ron Dannecker- Director of International Admissions and Marketing, D'Youville College

Mary Marquez Bell- Vice President for Enrollment Services, College at Old Westbury

Clare Lloyd Jones- Assistant Director of International Admission, St. John's University

Ray Bromley ,PhD - Vice Provost for International Education, University at Albany

Frank Fletcher – Executive Director of Graduate Programs, Baruch College

STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Hoboken, New Jersey

Meeting with Dr. Jerry Luftman – Executive Director & Distinguished Professor

Stevens Institute of Technology

Highlights of the Meeting

Joint Programs ( 5 courses in India / 7 with Stevens Institute )

Faculty Exchange

Research Collaboration

Indian Students studying in Stevens to be sent to India to do internships. This will motivate them to

return back to India after completion of their studies

NAFSA 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO

Over 8000 + educators from over 100 countries across the Globe

May 29th – June 3rd, 2011

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

B2B Meetings with Universities at NAFSA

Solex College, Chicago Mr.Leon E Linton, President

Alliance for Global Education,Washington Mr.Jonathan Ferguson, Assistant Director for India Programs

Stratford University, Washtington DC Mr.Feroze Khan, VP International Programs

Loyola University Maryland Ms.Lindsay Quadara, Assistant Director International Programs

Winconsin School of Business Mr.Sachin Tuli, Director International Programs

University of Northern Iowa Ms.Nadia Korobova, Assistant Director, Office of Intl Programs

Emporia State University, Kansas Mr.Gonzalo Bruce, Asst VP of International Education

General Meetings with US Universities at NAFSA Partnership Fair & Expo

UC Davis , University of California

North Carolina State University

University of Minnesota

Willamette University

John Marshall Law School, Chicago

University of South Carolina

The College at Brockport, New York

Lincoln University, California

Syracuse University, New York

Portland State University, Oregon

Northern Illinois University

Kent State University, Ohio

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

The Cambridge Institute of International Education

Doane College, Nebraska

University of Texas

Temple University, Philadelphia

Texas Tech University Graduate School

Long Island University, New York

Boston University, Massachusetts

Marquette University

Troy University, Alabama

Suffolk University, Boston

Whatcom Community College

University of California, Irvine

University of North Carolina

The College of New Jersey

McDaniel College, Westminster

Washington College

St.John Fisher College, New York

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

NAFSA 2012 – May 27th to June 1st 2012 at Houston, Texas

Comprehensive Internationalization: Vision and Practice is the theme of the NAFSA 2012

Annual Conference & Expo in Houston, Texas, which will feature hundreds of sessions and

workshops, unlimited networking opportunities, and a dynamic expo.

Way Forward for IACC at NAFSA 2012

IACC to take up 20 x 20 booth space at the NAFSA expo to set up a “India Pavilion” giving

opportunities to Indian Universities to market themselves

Plan and confirm meetings with universities in Georgia, Florida and Texas for the delegation