Osmania University to Attract More Foreign Students
- Osmania University is working towards attracting more foreign students for higher studies at its campus.
- It has collaborated with EdCIL which will have all the information related to the university such as courses offered, NAAC,& NIRF rankings of the university, etc.
Osmania University has collaborated withEducational Consultants of India Limited (EdCIL)toattract foreign studentson its campus. The collaboration withEdCILwill help the varsity to increase its reach to foreign countries.
The EdCIL website will have all the information related to the university such as courses offered, NAAC, NIRF and the rankings of the university, faculty, infrastructure, fees, admission procedure etc. Students can apply throughEdCILafter which their applications will be directly sent to the university.
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Over the years, the university haswitnessed a decline in foreign student admissions.According to the records, the number of foreign students studying in Osmania University has gone down to 1,666 in 2016 to 1,119 from 87 countries in 2017. The reason behind the decline is the strict visa norms by the Union government and current conditions prevailing in Middle East countries such as Yemen, Syria, and Iraq.
However, university officials are hopeful that they will be able to bring more students from the Middle East and other countries through this initiative. Foreign students who wish to pursue higher education in OU cab do the same through EdCIL.
The university administration is planning to establish a new building for theUniversity Foreign Relations Officerand a girl’s hostel for foreign students.
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Apart from this, MHRD has also launched aStudy in India Programmewhich is a common admission portal for foreign students. The department identified 160 higher educational institutions for the same and Osmania University was one among them.