Ivy League University

Officials of the IvyLeague university visited India to strengthen relationships with colleges here. MathewGuttman, VP,international affairs,talks about the Indian connection

What expansion plans do youhave for India? How many Indian students are expected to undergo exchange programmes to Brown next fall? Brown has had faculty collaborations and student exchanges with India for many years and is building on these excellent ties. In cities across India, Brown will partner with universities, research centres, and private industry. We will soon sign an agreement with IIT Bombay for student exchan-ges to begin in 2011.

We have a summer internship programme in India. Up to ten students now go to India in the summer to work with companies such as Reliance, Infosys, Jubilant, Hindustan Times, Arshiya International, Godrej Industries etc.

Which arethe programmes that draw international students? Economics, biology, international relations, and engineering draw international interest.
How many Indian students are there at the university? There are approximately 60 undergraduates and 50 graduate studentsfrom India. The numbers of applicants from India has grown sharply in the last five years.

In 2005,there were less than 100; this year there were almost 260.

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