April 23rd, 10am-11am PST
International Campuses in India and the Future of Student Mobility
With more than 45 million students, India is second only to China and more than twice the size of the United States in terms of higher education enrollment. Catalyzed by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and related regulations, top-500 global universities have the opportunity to establish international campuses in India. To put this in perspective, only four Indian institutions appear in the top 500 of the Times Higher Education rankings and ten in the QS rankings. Currently, at least 18 universities are preparing to launch academic programmes, most expected to begin in August 2026.
At a time when options for global mobility are shrinking and the cost of study abroad is increasing, Indian students and parents are seeking new alternatives. The entry of foreign universities into India presents a significant step towards internationalization at home. In this webinar, Dr. Rahul Choudaha will present the landscape of Indian higher education with a deep dive on the policy framework that is opening this opportunity of international campuses in India. He will offer perspective on the scale and scope of international campuses, with a focus on segment of students who are most likely to consider international campuses and implications for the future of international student mobility.
Speaker: Rahul Choudaha, Professor & COO, University of Aberdeen, Mumbai
Professor Rahul Choudaha is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the University of Aberdeen, Mumbai, the first Indian campus of a Scottish university. Before returning to India in 2024, Dr. Choudaha spent 18 years living and working in the US, holding programme leadership roles with global organizations partnering with higher education institutions. His research interests focus on global talent mobility, student experiences and international campuses. He has delivered nearly 200 conference presentations and has been quoted over 300 times in leading publications. He was also affiliated with the CSHE at UC Berkeley as a senior researcher. Dr. Choudaha holds a PhD from the University of Denver.
Moderator: John Aubrey Douglass (Senior Research Fellow, CSHE)