The O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has established unique and ground-breaking worldwide connections with 288 universities from the G20 countries. This one-of-a-kind program exemplifies JGU's unwavering dedication to embracing a more linked world, crossing geographical borders to foster a varied and inclusive academic environment.
This effort, with an emphasis on encouraging cooperation and facilitating information sharing on a worldwide scale, is poised to reshape the world of higher education. The G20 brings together the world's leading economic powers to address global concerns and promote sustainable development.
This has offered unprecedented opportunity for JGU students and staff to work with world-class universities from throughout the G20.
They include Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and Austral University in Argentina; the University of Cape Town and the University of South Africa in South Africa; University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, Monash University, University of Sydney, University of Queensland in Australia; the Federal University of Pernambuco and Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Brazil; York University, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary and the University of Guelph in Canada; Tsinghua University and Peking University in China; Humboldt University Berlin and University of Hamburg, Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany; Airlangga University, Jenderal Soedirman University in Indonesia; University of Bologna, Sapienza University in Italy; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Nambu University in South Korea; Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology-ITAM, University of Guadalajara in Mexico; Saint Petersburg State University, Far Eastern Federal University, HSE University in Russia; King’s College London, University of Oxford, Queen Mary University of London, University of Edinburgh, University of Southampton, University of Birmingham in the UK; Tokiwa University, Yamanashi Gakuin University in Japan; KOC University, Sabancı University in Turkey; Harvard University, Cornell University, University of Michigan, Indiana University, University of California-Davis, University of Southern California, Columbia University, University of Arizona, Seattle University, University of Virginia in the US; Sciences Po, Catholic University of Lille in France and a number of other universities across the G20.
The G20 Education Working Group focuses primarily on ensuring literacy and numeracy, digital technologies for human development, education and the future of work, and international education collaboration. Their educational policies place an emphasis on excellence, equality and global engagement.
A total of 1,100 JGU students have been involved in study abroad programmes over the last three academic years. Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University, shared the driving force behind the initiative. “From its inception, JGU’s commitment to internationalisation was driven by our strong belief in the transformative power of global higher education.
