An article in ASU News reports that Arizona State University has been chosen by the Institute of International Education to participate in the 2013 India initiative of the International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP). The IAPP program, originally funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), is a major initiative of IIE’s Center for International Partnerships in Higher Education that seeks to increase the number of international partnerships between higher education institutions in the U.S. and those abroad.

According to Denis Simon, ASU vice provost for International Strategic Initiatives in the office of International Strategic Initiatives, "This initiative will allow us to establish a range of new academic partnerships that will support our internationalization goals regarding student recruitment, research collaboration and institutional cooperation...India is one of the world’s most populous nations, but it also is a country where a great deal of emphasis has been placed on higher education as a mechanism to advance the country’s economic development goals. We believe we can play a meaningful role preparing Indian students for the globalized world of the 21st century. We also believe that this initiative will help open doors for ASU students and faculty to study and conduct research in India."

To read the full article, please visit https://asunews.asu.edu/20120822_Indiainitiative.