On May 30, the University of San Diego participated in a roundtable discussion focused on the future of India-U.S. cooperation in higher education and research. The event, Navigating New Frontiers, was organized by QS Quacquarelli Symonds in partnership with the Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI), the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
The session took place at the Nexus Theatre in USD’s Knauss School of Business. Darren Kew, Dean of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies welcomed a delegation of academic leaders from India and the U.S., including Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Chairman of AICTE, Jessica Turner, CEO of QS, P Palanivel, Home Secretary General of EPSI, and Vinay Pathak, President of the Association of Indian Universities.
USD participants included Richard J. Joseph, Interim Dean of the Knauss School of Business; Chell Roberts, Dean of the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering; and Karen Sigmund, Assistant Dean in the School of Law.
The roundtable focused on practical ways to strengthen collaboration between Indian and U.S. institutions. Topics included scaling joint research, improving student and faculty exchanges, and addressing policy barriers to international cooperation.
India is now the second-largest source of international students in the U.S. At the same time, U.S. universities face increased demand for global engagement and research partnerships. The roundtable led to many fruitful conversations about the future of higher education.
