(a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up Special Educational Zones to serve
higher education and skill development;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has any proposals to establish educational townships on the lines of
Oxford and Cambridge;
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government would consider such a proposal
in the near future to raise the standards of higher education; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)
(a) to (e): There are no such proposals with this Department, however, with a view to facilitate
collaboration between the good performing Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) of India with
reputed foreign institutions, the UGC (Promotion and maintenance of Standards of Academic
Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2016 have been
notified on 11th July, 2016.
Under these regulations, any eligible HEI can enter into a written Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) or Agreement with the Foreign Educational Institution (FEI) concerned
with the approval of its Board of Governors/ Syndicate/ Executive Committee and seek final
approval from the UGC.
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