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Transnational Ties: Utilizing USIEF
Debarati DuttaCo-Coordinator, Writing Resources CenterUNC CharlotteE-mail: [email protected]
United States-India Educational Foundation
Operates out of its New Delhi headquarters and regional offices in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai
Aims to promote mutual understanding through educational exchanges
Collaborates with individuals and institutions to develop academic partnerships across both nations
USIEF: Primary Responsibilities
Offers educational advising services for Indian students interested in pursuing higher education in the US, and for US students interested in studying abroad in India
Administrates the Fulbright-Nehru and other Fulbright Fellowships for Indian and American students, faculty, administrators, and other professionals
USIEF: Primary Responsibilities
Serves as a clearinghouse for linkages between higher education institutions in the United States and India through its office of US-India Higher Education Cooperation (USIHEC)
US-India Higher Education Cooperation Initiatives
Obama-Singh 21st-Century Knowledge Initiative
Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Grants
Transforming Boundaries: Community College Development in India
Association of US Academic Programs in India (AUSAPI) Annual Conference
Obama-Singh 21st-century Knowledge Initiative
Designed to facilitate and strengthen partnerships between American and Indian institutions of higher education
Multi-year grant to support a variety of cross-institutional educational projects that focus on
Energy
Sustainable development
Climate change/Environmental change
Education/Educational reform
Public health
Community development and innovation
Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators
Grants
This grant funds 2-week seminars for higher education administrators from the U.S. and India. These seminars aim to enable participants to make informed and ethical decisions about ways of enhancing ties between higher ed institutions in both nations.
Transforming Boundaries: Community College
Development in IndiaCreated to develop community college
models that respond to the Indian context of learning and education
Focuses on
Faculty development
Student affairs and support systems
Alignment of curriculum with local industry needs
Association of US Academic Programs in India (AUSAPI)
Annual Conference AUSAPI is a network of administrators,
faculty, and resident directors of academic programs for U.S. undergraduates in India.
It seeks to create spaces for ongoing dialogue and collaboration, cross-cultural exchanges of knowledge and experience, and professional development for study abroad programs in India
Further Resources
To read the “U.S. India Joint Statement on Higher Education,” please go to http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/10/175482.htm
For more information about the United States- India Education Foundation (USIEF), please visit http://www.usief.org.in/
For more information about the Obama-Singh 21st-Century Knowledge Initiative, please visit http://www.usief.org.in/Obama-Singh-21st-Century-Knowledge-Initiative-Awards.aspx>
Further Resources
For more information about the Association of US Academic Programs in India (AUSAPI), please visit www.ausapi.org
To contact the Office of United States-India Higher Education Cooperation (USIHEC), please email [email protected]