“Italy sees important alternatives in such initiatives however we’re at the moment [looking] at authorized elements to work out just a little extra recognition,” Ledda informed The PIE Information, when requested about the opportunity of Italian universities having an institutional presence in India.
Although Istituto Marangoni has an lively campus in Mumbai and is contemplating a Delhi growth, and Domus Academy is exploring comparable initiatives in India, there’s a broader push for numerous establishments to cater to Indian college students.
“There’s a sturdy and rising curiosity from Indian college students to check at an Italian establishment right here in India as not everybody can research overseas attributable to prices,” Ledda added.
With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sharing shut relations, there has additionally been a major give attention to strengthening cooperation in several sectors.
In a gathering final yr after the G20 summit, the leaders of each international locations agreed to strengthen collaboration on crucial applied sciences with key areas being synthetic intelligence, telecommunications, and digitalisation of companies.
India and Italy have collaborated on greater than 130 analysis initiatives throughout numerous fields
Sergio Ledda, Italian Embassy in India
A significant consequence of the discussions was the launch of the Indo-Italian Innovation and Incubation Trade Program, which goals to foster partnerships between educational establishments, start-ups, and industries in each nations.
Furthermore, each international locations will quickly implement the manager program for scientific and technological cooperation for 2025-2027, which might assist joint analysis initiatives and encourage mobility applications for researchers.
“India and Italy have collaborated on greater than 130 analysis initiatives throughout numerous fields,” acknowledged Ledda.
“We’re facilitating analysis trade applications that cowl bills for researchers touring between India and Italy for intervals starting from one week to at least one month.”
In accordance with Ledda, areas equivalent to vitality, inexperienced hydrogen, rising quantum computing, and house exploration are additionally on the radar for India and Italy’s analysis partnerships.
Main Indian and Italian universities have already initiated MOUs targeted on pupil and college exchanges, skilled coaching, analysis collaborations, and the sharing of educational assets.
Whereas Chandigarh College has signed an MOU with a number of Italian universities, together with the College of Florence, D’Annunzio College of Chieti-Pescara, Università della Calabria, and Pegaso Università Telematica, Italian establishments like Sapienza College have lively collaborations with over 20 Indian universities and analysis establishments.
Furthermore, Indian Institutes of Know-how, together with IIT Madras and IIT Hyderabad work with Italian universities in fields equivalent to sustainable vitality analysis and neuroscience, respectively.
Italy and India’s standing as historic civilizations with a wealthy heritage have additionally led to cultural collaborations between the 2 international locations, based on Ledda.
“Our focus extends past engineering, vitality, and agriculture – we’re additionally engaged on cultural initiatives, together with monument preservation, structure, and historic traditions, the place Italy performs a number one function,” he mentioned.
“Italy and India share a robust dedication to sustaining cultural trade and collaboration.”
The rising academic partnerships and rising curiosity in transnational training between the 2 international locations doesn’t imply Italy is shedding its place as an rising research vacation spot amongst Indian college students.
As per stories, over 12,000 Indian college students are at the moment finding out in Italy in comparison with simply 250 some 10 years in the past.
Whereas many college students go for economics, administration, and artwork and design applications, structure and pure sciences are rising in recognition.
In accordance with Ledda, there are 4 main elements driving the outbound pupil mobility from Italy to India.
“The primary causes Indian college students select Italy embody college rankings, evolving curriculum aligned with trendy business wants, hands-on sensible expertise by way of sturdy business connections, and decrease tuition charges and dwelling prices in comparison with different locations,” he mentioned.
The Italian Mission in India additionally lately hosted its first-ever “Spring day” at its middle in New Delhi.
Organised by Uni-Italia India in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in India and the Italian Embassy Cultural Heart, it introduced collectively ten main Italian universities and design institutes.
The occasion offered a platform for interactions between Indian college students and educational counterparts, with contributors gaining insights into educational collaborations, programs, scholarships, admission procedures, and profession prospects throughout fields equivalent to science, arts, design, enterprise, and trend.
“That is the very first Spring version of the Examine in Italy honest on the Embassy of Italy. The rising give attention to Italy because the research vacation spot within the Indian panorama compelled us to convey the Italian academia within the springtime, and it actually proved to be successful, it appears,” mentioned Arkaprabha Biswas, coordinator, Uni-Italia India workplaces.
“Within the upcoming years, we will surely wish to proceed this custom in different cities as properly.”
