Delegation to India, 6-10 June 2022
 
The British Council, working closely with the Department for International Trade, Department for Education, UUKi, UKRI, the SIN network and the Devolved Administrations, is organising a delegation of UK University Vice-Chancellors and senior leaders to India from 6-10 June 2022. The delegation will be led by the UK’s International Education Champion, Sir Steve Smith, and is intended to:  
 

• provide facetime with Indian government, sector and industry leadership.  

• develop knowledge of the opportunities for UK HE collaboration with Indian partners.
• And facilitate concrete TNE and research partnerships, with a particular focus on the northern Indian states, West Bengal, Karnataka and Gujarat. 

 More information on the structure and intended outcomes of this visit is available here.

British Council India and DIT will also be hosting a virtual briefing session for those preparing an Expression of Interest. This will take place on Tuesday 19 April from 9 – 9:45 am UKT. Please register for this information session here. You will be sent a joining link in advance of the meeting. 
 
Please fill in this form to express an interest in participating in this visit.  

Please note that places are limited. Decisions on participation will be taken on the basis of information provided in this expression of interest. This includes your institutional commitment to exploring Indian TNE and research partnerships and details on current partnerships you are exploring that this visit would help progress. As this delegation is intended for Vice Chancellors, we will also take into consideration the seniority of your institutional delegate, which we would expect to be PVC equivalent or above.  
 
Travel, accommodation, insurance and visa costs will need to be paid by participating universities, although the British Council will be able to secure access to group discounts on hotel bookings and provide visa letters if needed.   
  
The deadline for expressing interest in this visit is Tuesday 26 April 2022. You will be informed of the outcome of your request to participate by Tuesday 3 May 2022.  
  
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact stephanie.harris@international.ac.uk