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Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday announced 60 new "Jubilee
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Mumbai: Britain-based University of Westminster
Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Mumbai's HR
College of Commerce and Economics to expand its Indian scholarship
programme, officials said.
"India has historically been an important partner for the
University of Westminster, through students who have come to learn
with us, academics who have shared their expertise, and as a
partner for research," said University of Westminster Pro
Vice-Chancellor, Myszka Guzkowska, announcing their new Indian
presence.
The University also announced its new partnership with the
prestigious Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi.
"It is our goal to strengthen these existing ties into long-term,
sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships for the
university and for India," Guzkowska said.
The university also announced a new series of scholarships
specifically for Indian students worth 1,50,000 pounds. The
distinctive feature of these scholarships is that they are offered
on the condition that, on graduation, the students return to work
in India.
The University of Westminster is also launching an Indian Alumni
Association, which will have the primary objective of promoting
strong relationships between its alumni, current students, faculty
and the university as a whole.
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