印媒:英国高校扎堆在印度开分校,谁最受益?
Huan Qiu Shi Bao·2025-10-30 22:44

Group 1 - The UK and India signed a historic Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) during Prime Minister Starmer's visit, with higher education as a key focus area [1] - The UK plans to establish nine university campuses in India, including Southampton University, York University, and others, allowing Indian students to obtain UK degrees without leaving the country [1][2] - The UK government aims to generate an additional £50 million in revenue from the Indian higher education market, which is a significant part of its export industry, contributing £32 billion to the UK economy in 2022 [2] Group 2 - The Indian government initiated the National Education Policy (NEP2020) to improve education quality and internationalize higher education, raising concerns about how this will affect local public institutions [3] - The entry of international universities may squeeze the survival space of local public universities, which are already underfunded and overlooked by the government, leading to increased competition and higher tuition fees [3][4] - There are concerns that the commercialization of higher education will exclude lower caste individuals and marginalized groups, as the cost of attending these foreign institutions may be unaffordable for the majority [4]