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University of Glamorgan leads high-level academic mission to Delhi
A high-level mission of academics and senior management from universities in Wales are due to visit India for a week from 1st March 2010, to research and investigate further opportunities for collaboration with Indian partners. The mission is led by Professor David Halton, Vice Chancellor of University of Glamorgan and Chair of the Wales International Consortium, an Association of all Universities in Wales. Professor Halton is accompanied by 5 senior colleagues from universities across Wales.
The purpose of the visit is to look for further opportunities for collaboration with Indian universities, industry, business and education organisations in research, teaching and commercialisation and to build on previous links made over many years.
Looking forward to his visit Professor Halton said:
" I am looking forward to leading this very senior group of Welsh University representatives whose remit is to seek out purposeful and meaningful relationships with Universities, Research Institutes and industry in India. Our Welsh consortium is unique in the UK in that collectively, Welsh Universities seek to offer a wide range of programmes and research collaborative opportunities together, rather than in competition"
Highlights of the visit include:
Meetings have been arranged with the Education team of the Federation of the Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) that is home to the Department of Higher Education & Scientific Research, the European Union Representation in Delhi, and Universities.
Also on Friday March 5th 2010, 100 Indian alumni from universities across Wales will meet the delegation at the High Commissioner's residence for a reception to celebrate Wales' national day.