About the mission
In the last five years, India has seen the emergence of a number of schools offering an International school leaving qualification like the IB or the A-levels.

Keeping this market development in mind the British Council has organised and concluded two very successful schools missions in 2011 and 2012.

Objective of this mission
Through this mission the British Council aims to provide an opportunity and platform to UK institutions to promote ‘Undergraduate courses in the UK' across schools in the city of Mumbai.  During the mission UK Institutions will not only get a chance to interact with potential students who are interested in studying aboard but also network with faculty members scoping for future potential links.

Mumbai ProfileInternational schools have seen a strong emergence over the last couple of years in the metro cities of India. Mumbai harbours a chain of the finest schools in India offering the IB and the IGCSE curriculum. International schools are focusing less on a wholly UK or US curriculum and instead delivering a more international curriculum; noticeable is the increased use of the IB and IGCSE.

Therefore, there is a greater emphasis and focus on the strategies necessary for successful replication of existing schools, choosing viable locations for establishing newer partners, branding and general management.
Some of the prestigious international schools in Mumbai that we plan to include in this mission are Singapore International School, Podar International School, Jamnabai Narsee School, Oberoi International School, SVKM International School and Aditya Birla World Academy.

Schedule of the visit

• Either one or a half working day at each Indian Institution (total duration three to four days)
• Proposed dates: 8 to 11 January 2012

Costs

• UK delegates to fund their own international air travel, accommodation and related expenses.
• Local travel within the cities and the publicity of events will be covered by the British Council
• A participation fee of £625 per institution will be charged per UK Institution.

Important

• This mission is open only to UK Institutions and selection will be on first-come-first-serve basis. Agents will not be allowed to participate.
• The event will be open to a minimum of 4 UK institutions and maximum of 6 institutions. Only one delegate per institution will be allowed to participate.