India Makes Its Case to Peru's Next Generation of Students
The Embassy of India set up a stall at the ULIMA International Fair on Friday, joining the ranks of institutions courting Peru's college-bound students at one of the country's most closely watched education showcases.
Embassy officials walked visitors through India's higher education landscape and its scholarship programmes, encouraging them to look beyond the usual study-abroad destinations. Chief among the offerings is the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), which awards more than 4,500 scholarships a year across 18 schemes to students from nearly 200 countries, covering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral study in fields ranging from engineering and IT to the arts, humanities and Ayurveda. Tuition, and in many cases living costs, are typically covered, lowering the barrier for students who might otherwise rule India out.
The venue itself carries weight. Founded in 1962, Universidad de Lima is one of Peru's most respected private universities, with close to 28,000 students and a dedicated office for internationalization that actively courts exchange partnerships from around the world.
For India, stalls like this one fit a wider pattern taking shape across Latin America. From ITEC alumni in Bogotá to gold-winning students at Colombia's physics olympiad, education has quietly become one of the more effective threads in India's outreach to the region.
Embassy officials walked visitors through India's higher education landscape and its scholarship programmes, encouraging them to look beyond the usual study-abroad destinations. Chief among the offerings is the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), which awards more than 4,500 scholarships a year across 18 schemes to students from nearly 200 countries, covering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral study in fields ranging from engineering and IT to the arts, humanities and Ayurveda. Tuition, and in many cases living costs, are typically covered, lowering the barrier for students who might otherwise rule India out.
The venue itself carries weight. Founded in 1962, Universidad de Lima is one of Peru's most respected private universities, with close to 28,000 students and a dedicated office for internationalization that actively courts exchange partnerships from around the world.
For India, stalls like this one fit a wider pattern taking shape across Latin America. From ITEC alumni in Bogotá to gold-winning students at Colombia's physics olympiad, education has quietly become one of the more effective threads in India's outreach to the region.