“Italy sees vital alternatives in such initiatives however we’re at the moment [looking] at authorized elements to work out a bit of extra recognition,” Ledda advised The PIE Information, when requested about the potential of Italian universities having an institutional presence in India.
Although Istituto Marangoni has an energetic campus in Mumbai and is contemplating a Delhi growth, and Domus Academy is exploring related initiatives in India, there’s a broader push for numerous establishments to cater to Indian college students.
“There’s a robust and rising curiosity from Indian college students to check at an Italian establishment right here in India as not everybody can examine overseas resulting from prices,” Ledda added.
With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sharing shut relations, there has additionally been a big give attention to strengthening cooperation in several sectors.
In a gathering final 12 months after the G20 summit, the leaders of each nations agreed to strengthen collaboration on crucial applied sciences with key areas being synthetic intelligence, telecommunications, and digitalisation of providers.
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 nations will quickly implement the chief 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 change applications that cowl bills for researchers touring between India and Italy for durations starting from one week to 1 month.”
Based on Ledda, areas comparable to power, 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 centered on scholar and school exchanges, skilled coaching, analysis collaborations, and the sharing of educational sources.
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 energetic collaborations with over 20 Indian universities and analysis establishments.
Furthermore, Indian Institutes of Expertise, together with IIT Madras and IIT Hyderabad work with Italian universities in fields comparable to sustainable power analysis and neuroscience, respectively.
Italy and India’s standing as historical civilizations with a wealthy heritage have additionally led to cultural collaborations between the 2 nations, in accordance with Ledda.
“Our focus extends past engineering, power, and agriculture – we’re additionally engaged on cultural initiatives, together with monument preservation, structure, and historic traditions, the place Italy performs a number one position,” he mentioned.
“Italy and India share a robust dedication to sustaining cultural change and collaboration.”
The rising academic partnerships and rising curiosity in transnational schooling between the 2 nations doesn’t imply Italy is dropping its place as an rising examine vacation spot amongst Indian college students.
As per reviews, over 12,000 Indian college students are at the moment learning 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.
Based on Ledda, there are 4 main components driving the outbound scholar mobility from Italy to India.
“The primary causes Indian college students select Italy embody college rankings, evolving curriculum aligned with fashionable business wants, hands-on sensible expertise by way of robust 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 individuals gaining insights into educational collaborations, programs, scholarships, admission procedures, and profession prospects throughout fields comparable to science, arts, design, enterprise, and vogue.
“That is the very first Spring version of the Research in Italy honest on the Embassy of Italy. The rising give attention to Italy because the examine vacation spot within the Indian panorama compelled us to carry the Italian academia within the springtime, and it definitely proved to be a hit, it appears,” mentioned Arkaprabha Biswas, coordinator, Uni-Italia India places of work.
“Within the upcoming years, we will surely wish to proceed this custom in different cities as properly.”
