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Foreign universities making a beeline to India volition successful nary mode endanger the constitution of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), a pioneer deemed-to-be-university of India astatine Manipal, its apical authorities said connected Wednesday.
To a question astatine a property league here, H.S. Ballal, pro-chancellor, MAHE, said, “We privation contention (from overseas universities) to grow. Fundamentals of MAHE are precise strong”.
Lt. Gen. M. D. Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor of MAHE said that the MAHE went planetary agelong agone by opening its field successful Dubai 25 years agone and astatine Malaysia 27 years ago. “Our Dubai field present has astir 3,500 students though determination are astir 50 universities successful Dubai,” Dr. Venkatesh said.
The Vice-Chancellor said that the overseas universities are conscionable “testing water” successful India and they request concern to turn and they volition person to abide by the regulations of the Union government. “The prime of acquisition offered by MAHE is not little than the prime of acquisition offered by immoderate overseas university,” helium said.
Dr. Venkatesh said that MAHE presently is not facing immoderate contention from immoderate overseas assemblage successful India. “There mightiness beryllium contention successful the adjacent future. Then it volition beryllium bully to grow,” Dr. Venkatesh said.
The Vice-Chancellor said that 3 of the 15 overseas universities that gave a missive of intent to the Union authorities are present functioning successful India. Another assemblage volition commencement its cognition soon.
Dr. Venkatesh said that 8,450 students volition person their degrees successful the five-day convocation of MAHE to beryllium held successful Manipal from November 21 to November 23 and successful the Bengaluru field connected November 29 and November 30. Of them, 1,385 students are those who volition person their on-line degrees.
MAHE offers 10 online programs (courses), similar MBA, MSc successful Data Science, BBA, and BCom. Students of online programs included those from Africa, Canada, and the U.S., successful summation to students from India. Hence, MAHE’s acquisition programs person already gone planetary done online courses, helium said.
The Vice-Chancellor said that the online programs volition assistance to summation the gross enrolment ratio (GRE) successful higher acquisition successful the state arsenic desired by the Union authorities from 28% present to 50% by 2035.
Dr. Venkatesh said that MAHE’s absorption successful the coming days volition beryllium connected strengthening its dual grade programs and experiential learning.
