The Vice-Chancellor made a two-day visit to India last month as part of the largest ever UK trade delegation led by a UK Head of Government.

The importance of the interaction between economic growth and higher education was underlined with Cambridge cited as a prime exemplar.

The Vice-Chancellor

He joined the Prime Minister David Cameron, David Willetts, Secretary of State for Universities and Science, and 150 senior industry and education delegates, including the Vice-Chancellors of Cardiff, Exeter, Warwick, and the Open University, travelling to Mumbai and Delhi.

One of the key messages of the trip was that there is no limit to the number of legitimate Indian students who may apply to UK universities.

"There is no cap on Indian students coming for higher education in the UK,” the Prime Minister said. “Genuine students are welcome to stay for post-study work and internship programmes for as long as they like."

At an Indo-British Roundtable on Education and Employability organised by the British Council in Delhi at St Xavier’s College in Delhi, the need for the need for cooperation and a “two-way flow" was emphasised.

The Vice-Chancellor said: “From a University of Cambridge perspective the visit was a great success in being able to meet with important contacts in Indian Higher Education including a visit to a women’s university in New Delhi.

“The importance of the interaction between economic growth and higher education was underlined with Cambridge cited as a prime exemplar.

“We look forward to building on the relations established on the visit to further enhance our existing Cambridge-India partnership.”


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