Deadline: 24-Jul-23
British Council is seeking applications for its Going Global Partnerships Industry Academia Collaborative Grant to build stronger, more inclusive, industry connected higher education systems that support global development impacts.
Objectives
- The objective of the Going Global Partnerships Industry Academia Collaborative Grant is to develop a joint programme under existing regulations including but not limited to the following:
- Convergence between curricula and industry requirements. Creation of common frameworks of content, quality, delivery, and assessment at par with global industry standards.
- Focus on fourth industrial revolution and its convergence with academia to impart lifelong learning and make learners workforce ready.
- Research based on industry requirements.
- Focus on specific thematic areas of common interest of partnering university(s) and industry or consortium of multiple UK and Indian Universities and industry.
- Create feasible plans to showcase the possibilities of high-quality learning experience and skill acquisition through innovative industry academia collaborative models.
- Learn from industry and students’ experiences and incorporate in teaching and learning for an enhanced outcome.
- Share knowledge and understanding for collaboration through different innovative TNE (Transnational Education) models.
Funding information
- Each proposal can be budgeted up to £40,000.
Outcomes
- The overall expected outcomes of the programme:
- Developing a sustainable ecosystem by bridging the gap between industry academia. Industry-academia collaboration is vital for a sustainable ecosystem where both the industry and academia flourish. Creating research modules, developing industry focussed curriculum, opportunity to work on live projects, creating sustainable channels for knowledge transfer between industry and academia.
- Knowledge development and growth: industry academia collaboration to optimise complementing competences, knowledge, and technologies to advance research and development. Develop joint teaching and research programmes endorsed both by industry and academia.
- Develop a mutually beneficial partnership: Academia and industry partners develop a two-way learning environment and exchange of knowledge. Industry contributes by knowledge sharing to train and develop an industry ready workforce thereby reducing on the job training cost. Academia provides flexibility in teaching and learning thus, contributes by training learners as per industry standards and requirements.
- Promote inter disciplinary learning: creating an enabling environment while supporting institutions and individuals to benefit from internationalisation. Increased scale and effectiveness of joint teaching programmes including virtual delivery and collaborative teaching, semester abroad, development of shared understanding of assessments and curriculum development that will allow more students with lesser economic means to experience international education.
- Strengthening higher education systems: improving the quality and efficiency of institutions and systems. Contributions to wider reform processes through creating greater awareness of quality assurance, compliance, relevant tools, evaluative frameworks and access.
- Enhancing student outcomes: improving the qualities of global graduates (e.g., soft skills, employability, community outcomes). Students, graduates, and academicians develop an international industry-oriented perspective through shared experience of international education and industry collaboration as a part of their course and their qualification.
Eligibility Criteria
- The grant is available to all UK and Indian Higher Education Institutions and industry applicants who would like to collaborate on a larger theme in areas like (this list is indicative in nature and not exhaustive) product / process innovation, course / module development, research, creation of knowledge, develop employable workforce, and an opportunity for learners to work on new technologies and challenging problems.
- Indian Institutions may be one of the following:
- Government or privately funded higher education institute, recognised by state or central governments and its institutions like UGC, AICTE, or any other competent body in India.
- Indian institutes of eminence, Indian institutes of national importance are encouraged to apply.
- UK Institution must be one of the following:
- Higher Education provider with degree awarding powers.
- Not-for-profit research institutions, establishment and organisations.
- Any public or private organisations with a role in the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET)/Further Education (FE) system.
- Industry must be one of the following:
- For-profit/commercial organisations, including micro, small, medium and large enterprises.
For more information, visit British Council in India.