Perhaps surprisingly, international higher education, including branch campuses, student mobility, degree franchising, and related issues, has suddenly become big news in India. Shifting dynamicsThere has hardly been a more unstable period for higher education globally in the past century. Immediate concernThe current geopolitical environment is marked by volatility that directly affects international higher education. The large majority of Indian higher education institutions do not have basic infrastructure for international higher education. Philip G. Altbach is professor and distinguished fellow emeritus, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, United States.

Source: The Hindu March 13, 2026 07:19 UTC