US universities deflate Kapil Sibal's campus claim - Daily News & Analysis

When human resource development minister Kapil Sibal returned from the US recently, he boasted of a long list of foreign universities interested in setting up shop in India. But it appears that his claim does not hold much water. At least two universities DNA wrote to denied India plans.

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Sibal had, based on his interactions with representatives of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Yale, Boston, Washington, Houston, Kentucky, Nebraska and North Carolina universities, claimed that many US universities were keen on setting up campuses in India. However, Michelle Sherrard of George Washington University said, “We have no plans for a campus in India.” Jim Aisner, director of media relations at Harvard Business School (HBS), wrote, “HBS has only one campus and it is in Boston, Massachusetts. We have no plans to open more. We, however, have research centres around the globe, including one in Mumbai. Their mission is to help HBS faculty with on-site research and course development in each of the regions served.” Other universities, it is learnt, are adopting a wait-and-watch policy. Many are believed to have developed cold feet due to the strict norms proposed in the foreign education provider bill.

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