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On Friday 5th October, I had the pleasure of meeting five students who have chosen to come

to Scotland from India to take advantage of our world-class education system.

Sauptak, Joydeep, Amey, Troambaka and Hemant are all studying towards gaining Masters degrees

at the University of Strathclyde. They represent a much larger community of almost 3,000 Indians

currently studying in Scottish higher education institutions and colleges.

I was immensely proud to hear about the positive experience they are having while living and studying

in Scotland and the confidence they have in the quality of Scottish higher education. I have no doubt
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that their decision to study in Scotland will have a positive impact on their lives and future careers.

I can be confident of that because Scotland is internationally renowned for excellence in higher

education, and our universities are world-leading. Five of our universities rank in the top 200 in the

Times Higher World Universities Ranking published just yesterday, and a new British Council report

confirmed this week that the Scottish system rates highly against the rest of the world and the overall

learning satisfaction of our international students is unmatched worldwide.

These findings back up what weve known for a long time that our overseas students can and do

enjoy a fulfilling academic experience in Scotland, and that they contribute significantly to student life,

just like Sauptak, Joydeep, Amey, Troambaka and Hemant.

l-r: Sauptak Banerjee, Amey Karnik, Troambaka Datta, Strathclyde Uni Vice Principal Kenneth Miller, Mr Yousaf, Joydeep

Dubey and Hemant Chandran
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Three of those five have received support towards a year of their study through the Scottish

Governments Saltire Scholarships programme.

This scheme offers up to 200 awards of 2000 per year on a matched funding basis to international

students from the Scottish Governments priority countries China, India, the US and Canada. Fifty

scholarships per year are awarded specifically to Indian students.

Programmes like this are hugely important because they raise the international profile of Scotland as a

great place to live, study, work, visit and do business and they showcase the best of Scottish higher

education to potential students, visitors, settlers and investors from around the world.

In Scotland, we warmly welcome international students and researchers and we value the significant

cultural, economic and intellectual contribution they make to our institutions and to our nation.

Scotlands relationship with India is very important to us. As one of the worlds fastest expanding

economies, an important investor, our third largest international market for students, and a country

where young people make up more than half of the population, India is a major priority for our

overseas engagement.

Many of our Higher Education Institutions share the Scottish Governments commitment to developing

strong links with India, and have worked hard to make their own connections. These include student

mobility exchanges, teaching exchanges and research partnerships.

I will visit New Delhi and Mumbai in October to take forward this governments ambition to strengthen

our friendship with India by securing new inward investment, enticing more tourists to visit our great

nation, and encouraging more students like Sauptak, Joydeep, Amey, Troambaka and Hemant to

invest in their own futures by enrolling at one of Scotlands world-renowned universities.

Humza Yousaf

Minister for External Affairs and International Development

Have your say

Join in the discussion and help us make Scottish Education even better.
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Hi Humza, Your comment and initiative left me feel proud of both India and Scotland. I am

here as a PhD candidate and have treasured the experience. Thank you being supportive.

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Encouraging and intertesting statement by Minister Humza Yousaf. Besides education

Scotland has added many positive points to your personality Amey. All the best to you and

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