Call for expressions of interest to partner with Government of India to act as the Mentor university in establishing the National Sports University (NSU) in Manipur, India

The British Council is assisting the Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India to identify one or more UK university/ies to collaborate and mentor the newly established National Sports University (NSU) at Imphal, State of Manipur. This opportunity draws inspiration from elite sports UK universities and should conform to the international standards set for their own universities. The National Sports University is being set in a hub and spoke model where once it is fully established it will gradually encompass all centres of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and would be the ‘Apex University’ for supporting and implementing courses and applications in the field of sports for the country.

About the National Sports University (NSU)

The National Sports University, Manipur, was set up in 2018. The University is presently functional from its temporary campus at the Khuman Lampak Sports Complex of Imphal. Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone for the University’s proposed 325acre campus at Imphal West, on 16th March 2018.

The University will have four schools

• School of Sports Science and Sports Medicine
• School of Sports Management and Technology
• School of Sports Education
• School of Interdisciplinary Studies

The National Sports University will have the flexibility to open new schools/departments in consonance with the advances and developments in sports science, sports medicine, and allied areas. The University, once developed, will be the first one of its kind to promote sports education in the areas of sports sciences, sports technology, sports management, and sports coaching. It will also function as the national training centre for selected sports disciplines by adopting the best international practices by signing Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with international universities. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has already signed MoUs with the Universities of Canberra and Victoria in April 2017.

You can learn more here: http://www.nsu.ac.in/about-nsu

Terms of Reference

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India wishes to engage the services of one or more university/ies to collaborate, design, plan, implement and evaluate on the following broad scope of work verticals. The services could be for a period of three years initially and could be renewed after a detailed review and consultation.

The scope of work will include:

• Develop courses/curriculum relevant to sports and sports science by designing syllabus, modules, hands on training protocols with credit hours which is at par with international standards

• Develop eligibility criteria for selection of students and faculties specific to each course(s)

• Develop capacity building programme for faculties with best practices including short- and long-term programme in UK university as teaching assistant, research fellows or visiting faculty to enable them to imbibe professionalism, work culture and learn skills and knowledge related to process, compliance, policy and international sports protocols.

• Assign UK university faculty on a long -term teaching and development assignment of minimum 2-3 years to spearhead and mentor the developments of various departments in all aspects, which would lift the departments to international standards.
• Consultancy and support in setting up a ‘Centre for Excellence’ at the National Sports University, Imphal which would provide state-of-the-art training facilities with support of sports science to enable sportsmen of the country to reach optimal potential and win medals for the country at international competitions.

• Support in conducting high quality research in the field of sports and sports science which would supplement to the objective of the sports university.