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1An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer 

employees or that otherwise qualifies as a small 

business under SBA regulations (see http:// 

www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/ 

sizestandardstopics/index.html). Parent companies, 

affiliates, and subsidiaries will be considered when 

determining business size. The dual pricing reflects 

the Commercial Service’s user fee schedule that 

became effective May 1, 2008 (see http:// 

www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/ 

initiatives.html for additional information). 

with potential partners, a market 

briefing by the Commercial Specialist 

for the biotech life science sector at the 

U.S. Consulate, and networking 

activities. Site visits to Hong Kong’s 

Science & Technology Park and leading 

research universities may be offered. 

One week prior to the Trade Mission, 

it should also be noted that from 

October 12–13, there will be a BIO 

China (http://www.bio.org/biochina) 

trade event in Shanghai that will focus 

on the biotech sector. Though BIO 

China is not officially linked to the 

Commerce Department’s Biotech Life 

Science Trade Mission to China, U.S. 

trade mission participants may opt to 

precede the October 17–20, 2011 Trade 

Mission by participating in this event. 

Participation in the mission will 

include the following: 

• Pre-travel briefings/webinar on 

subjects ranging from business practices 

in China to intellectual property rights; 

• Pre-scheduled meetings with 

potential partners, distributors, end 

users, Clinical Research Organizations, 

or investors in Hong Kong; 

• Transportation to and from airports 

in Beijing and Hong Kong; 

• Meetings with Chinese Government 

officials; 

• Participation in industry receptions 

in Beijing and Hong Kong; 

• Meetings with CS China’s biotech 

and life science industry specialists in 

Beijing and Hong Kong. 

Proposed Timetable 

Mission participants will be 

encouraged to arrive October 15 or 16, 

2011 and the mission program will 

proceed from October 17 through 

October 20, 2011. 

October 17 Beijing. 

Market briefings by U.S. Embassy Beijing officials. 

Meetings with Chinese Ministry 

of Health and State Food and 

Drug Administration officials. 

Networking reception. 

October 18 Beijing. 

Tour of Bio Parks and Research 

Facilities. 

Travel to Hong Kong. 

Business meetings. 

October 19 Hong Kong. 

One-on-one business matchmaking appointments 

Briefings from Hong Kong government, industry association, 

and American Chamber representatives. 

Tour of Science & Technology 

Parks. 

Networking reception 

October 20 Hong Kong. 

One-on-one business matchmaking appointments. 

Visits to Research Facilities 

(tbd). 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the Biotech Life Science Trade 

Mission to China must complete and 

submit an application for consideration 

by the Department of Commerce. All 

applicants will be evaluated on their 

ability to meet certain conditions and 

best satisfy the selection criteria as 

outlined below. A minimum of 15 and 

a maximum of 20 participants will be 

selected for the mission from the 

applicant pool. U.S. companies and 

associations already involved with and/ 

or doing business in China as well as 

U.S. companies and associations 

seeking exposure to the market for the 

first time are encouraged to apply. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a participant has been selected 

for the mission, a payment to the 

Department of Commerce in the form of 

a participation fee is required. The 

participation fee will be $3,270 for large 

firms and $2,327 for a small or mediumsized enterprise (SME) 1 or small trade 

organization, which will cover one 

representative. The fee for each 

additional firm representative (large 

firm or SME) is $500. Expenses for 

travel, lodging, most meals, and 

incidentals will be the responsibility of 

each mission participant. 

Conditions for Participation 

An applicant must submit a 

completed and signed mission 

application and supplemental 

application materials, including 

adequate information on the company’s 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation. If the U.S. Department of 

Commerce receives an incomplete 

application, the Department may reject 

the application, request additional 

information, or take the lack of 

information into account when 

evaluating the applications. 

• Each applicant must also certify 

that the products and services it seeks 

to export through the mission are either 

produced in the United States, or, if not, 

marketed under the name of a U.S. firm 

and have at least fifty-one percent U.S. 

content. 

Selection Criteria for Participation 

Selection will be based on the 

following criteria: 

• Suitability of a company’s products 

or services to the mission’s goals; 

• Applicant’s potential for business 

in China, including likelihood of 

exports resulting from the trade mission; 

• Consistency of the applicant’s goals 

and objectives with the stated scope of 

the trade mission. 

Referrals from political organizations 

and any documents containing 

references to partisan political activities 

(including political contributions) will 

be removed from an applicant’s 

submission and not considered during 

the selection process. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Applications 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Commerce Department trade mission 

calendar (http://export.gov/ 

trademissions/) and other Internet Web 

sites, press releases to general and trade 

media, direct mail, notices by industry 

trade associations and other multiplier 

groups, and publicity at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, and 

trade shows. Recruitment for the 

mission will begin immediately and 

conclude no later than 08/15/2011. The 

U.S. Department of Commerce will 

review all applications immediately 

after the deadline. We will inform 

applicants of selection decisions as soon 

as possible after 08/15/2011. 

Applications received after that date 

will be considered only if space and 

scheduling constraints permit. 

Contacts 

U.S. Commercial Service Domestic 

Contact: Douglas Wallace, Commercial 

Officer, 415–705–1765, 

Douglas.Wallace@trade.gov. 

Elnora Moye, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, International 

Trade Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

U.S. Education Mission to India 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

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ACTION: Notice. 

Mission Description 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Commercial 

Service is organizing an education 

industry trade mission to India (New 

Delhi, Chennai, and Mumbai) from 

October 10–15, 2011. This mission will 

include representatives from graduate 

programs, 4-year undergraduate 

programs and state study consortia 

whose members are appropriately 

accredited by one of the seven regional 

accrediting bodies. This mission will 

seek to connect United States education 

institutions to potential students, 

university/institution partners and 

education consultants in India. The 

mission will include one-on-one 

appointments with potential partners, 

embassy briefings, student fairs and 

networking events in New Delhi, 

Chennai and Mumbai, three of the top 

cities for recruiting Indian students to 

the United States. 

Commercial Setting 

There are several types of 

opportunities for U.S. universities and 

institutions of higher learning in India: 

(1) Attracting Indian students to the 

United States and (2) establishing a 

campus in India to offer courses and 

programs in India and (3) online 

training programs. The mission will be 

open to regionally accredited United 

States educational institutions at the 4- 

year undergraduate level and above that 

wish to either attract students to the 

United States or meet with potential 

partners for collaboration in India. 

For the eighth consecutive year, 

Indian students constitute the largest 

group of international students studying 

in the United States, with a total Indian 

student population in the United States 

of 103,260, a 9.2% increase from 2008. 

Most Indian students seeking 

international education choose U.S. 

universities and the majority (72%) of 

Indian students in the United State are 

studying at the graduate level. However, 

we expect an increasing amount of 

undergraduate students due to the 

abundance of ‘‘international’’ primary 

and secondary schools throughout India 

and the influx of India-born parents 

who return to India with U.S.-educated 

children. India’s huge youth population, 

estimated at 315 million between the 

ages of 10 and 24, will continue to 

create a large demand for higher 

education. There are approximately 9.5 

million students enrolled in higher 

education in India compared to that of 

the United States, where 19.1 million 

U.S. citizens are enrolled. As the 

number of students enrolled in higher 

education institutions in India is 

projected to rise to 11 million over the 

next three years, there are increasing 

doubts that India will have enough 

purely domestic education institutions 

to meet this demand. The United States, 

with over 4,000 accredited institutions 

of higher learning, has the capacity to 

offer access to high quality education to 

students in a broad range of fields. 

Employers in India have stressed the 

importance of developing a workforce 

equipped with adequate technical, 

teamwork and communication skills. 

India offers substantial education 

opportunities for U.S. universities and 

other institutions of higher learning to 

establish schools, programs and 

curriculum in India. The Government of 

India (GOI) introduced milestone 

legislation to Parliament last year titled, 

the Foreign Educational Institutions 

(Regulation of Entry and Operation) Bill 

2010. Once passed the legislation 

should allow for foreign education 

providers to set up campuses in the 

country—independently and jointly— 

and offer degrees to Indian students. 

Experts estimate the Indian education 

market has a potential value of $28 

billion. 

The first stop on the mission itinerary 

is New Delhi, the capital city of India. 

This visit would give the delegates an 

opportunity to directly interact with 

officials from the Government of India 

regarding education policies. Many of 

the finest educational institutions of 

India are located in Delhi. There are 15 

universities and nearly 85 colleges, 55 

management institutes, 7 medical 

colleges, 10 engineering colleges, a large 

number of computer institutes, 314 

higher secondary schools, hundreds of 

preparatory schools and a good number 

of other institutes spread across the city. 

The Delhi NCR (National Capital 

Region) is the hub for education in the 

northern India and would attract 

institutions from other cities in the 

north to come and meet with the U.S. 

institutions. New Delhi would offer the 

delegates briefings, one-on-one meetings 

and a student fair. 

Then the group will travel to Chennai, 

a booming organized education center 

in India. Chennai, the capital of the state 

of Tamil Nadu, is India’s 3rd largest 

metropolis and is gaining recognition as 

a dynamic trade and education 

destination for many U.S. universities. 

The mission participants will have the 

opportunity to participate in briefings, 

student recruitment fairs and one-onone meetings. One of the largest 

‘‘knowledge communities’’ in the Asia 

Pacific region, Chennai boasts 350 

engineering colleges, 230 polytechnics 

and 12 deemed (‘‘officially accredited’’) 

universities offering technical and 

medical education. Around 7,040 

students went to the United States from 

the Chennai region to pursue higher 

education in 2009. 

Finally, the delegation will visit 

Mumbai, the capital of the state of 

Maharashtra, to participate in 

matchmaking meetings and student 

recruitment fair. US&FCS Mumbai has 

been approached by several private 

equity companies, colleges and large 

companies interested in investing in the 

education sector and are seeking U.S. 

collaborations. Located near Mumbai, 

the city of Pune is ranked as the top 

destination for education in India. In 

addition, while Maharashtra possesses 

the highest percentage of universities in 

India (11.3%), it also has the highest 

number of student enrollments in India 

in higher education, around 1.5 million. 

Mission Goals 

The goals of the United States 

Education Mission to India are: (1) To 

gain market exposure and introduce 

participants to the vibrant Indian market 

in the three main metropolitan cities of 

New Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai; (2) 

assess current and future business 

prospects by establishing valuable 

contacts with prospective consultants, 

students and educational institutions, 

and (3) develop market knowledge and 

relationships leading to student 

recruitment and potential partnerships. 

Mission Scenario 

Participation in the mission will 

include the following: 

• Pre-travel briefings/webinars; 

• Embassy/consulate and industry 

briefings; 

• Pre-scheduled meetings with 

university heads and educational 

consultants in New Delhi, Chennai, and 

Mumbai; 

• Airport transfers in New Delhi, 

Chennai, and Mumbai; 

• Site visit in New Delhi/Chennai. 

The precise schedule will depend on 

the specific goals and objectives of the 

mission participants. 

Timetable 

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*An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer 

employees or that otherwise qualifies as a small 

business under SBA regulations (see http:// 

www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/ 

sizestandardstopics/index.html). Parent companies, 

affiliates, and subsidiaries will be considered when 

determining business size. The dual pricing reflects 

the Commercial Service’s user fee schedule that 

became effective May 1, 2008 (see http:// 

www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/ 

initiatives.html for additional information). 

Day of week Date Activity 

Sunday ........................................................... October 9 ...................................................... Proposed Mission Schedule—October 10–15, 

2011 

Arrive in New Delhi (evening arrival). 

Check into hotel. 

Monday .......................................................... October 10, New Delhi .................................. Mission Meetings Officially Start—October 10–11, 

2011: 

Embassy Briefing. 

One-on-one matchmaking meetings. 

Luncheon hosted by TBD. 

Student fair. 

Embassy reception. 

Tuesday ......................................................... October 11 ....................................................

Chennai .........................................................

Arrive in Chennai on October 11 afternoon and 

check into hotel: 

Half day site visit—to be finalized. 

Late afternoon departure for Chennai. 

One-on-one business appointments. 

Wednesday .................................................... October 12 ....................................................

Chennai .........................................................

One-on-one matchmaking meetings. 

Luncheon hosted by TBD. 

Student fair (4–8 pm). 

Thursday ........................................................ October 13 .................................................... Half day site visit—to be finalized. 

Late afternoon depart for Mumbai. 

Arrive in Mumbai and check into hotel. 

Friday ............................................................. October 14 ....................................................

Mumbai ..........................................................

One-on-one matchmaking meetings. 

Luncheon hosted by TBD. 

Student fair. 

Departure to USA—evening. 

*Note: The final schedule and potential site visits will depend on the availability of local government and business officials, specific goals of 

mission participants, and air travel schedules. 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the Mission to India must complete 

and submit an application for 

consideration by the Department of 

Commerce. All applicants will be 

evaluated on their ability to meet certain 

conditions and best satisfy the selection 

criteria as outlined below. The mission 

will open on a first come first served 

basis to 20 regionally accredited U.S. 

universities as well as study consortia 

whose members are also regionally 

accredited. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a university or consortium has 

been selected to participate on the 

mission, a payment to the Department of 

Commerce in the form of a participation 

fee is required. The participation fee is 

$3420 for one principal representative 

from each regionally accredited 

educational institution. The fee for each 

additional representative is $750. 

Expenses for lodging, some meals, 

incidentals, and all travel (except for 

transportation to and from airports incountry, previously noted) will be the 

responsibility of each mission 

participant. 

Conditions for Participation 

• An applicant must submit a timely, 

completed and signed mission 

application and supplemental 

application materials, including 

adequate information on courses 

offerings, primary market objectives, 

and goals for participation. 

Selection Criteria for Participation 

• Consistency of the applicant’s goals 

and objectives with the stated scope of 

the mission; 

• Timeliness of signed application 

and participation agreement by 

institution; 

• Applicant’s potential for doing 

business in India, including likelihood 

of service exports (education)/ 

knowledge transfer resulting from the 

mission. 

Referrals from political organizations 

and any documents containing 

references to partisan political activities 

(including political contributions) will 

be removed from an applicant’s 

submission and not considered during 

the selection process. 

Timeline for Recruitment and 

Applications 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Commerce Department trade mission 

calendar (http://www.trade.gov/trademissions) and other Internet web sites, 

press releases to general and trade 

media, direct mail, notices by industry 

trade associations and other multiplier 

groups, and publicity at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, and 

trade shows. Recruitment for the 

mission will begin immediately and 

conclude no later than August 1, 2011. 

The mission will be open on a first 

come first served basis. Applications 

received after that date will be 

considered only if space and scheduling 

constraints permit. 

Contacts 

U.S. Commercial Service in India: 

Sathya Prabha, Commercial Assistant, 

Hyderabad, Tel: (91–40) 2330 4025, 

Sathya.prabha@trade.gov. 

U.S. Export Assistance Center: 

Koreen Grube, International Trade 

Specialist, Tel: 414–217–8333, Email: Koreen.Grube@trade.gov. 

Matt Baker, International Trade 

Specialist, Tel: 520–470–5809, Email: Matt.Baker@trade.gov. 

Elnora Moye, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, International 

Trade Administration. 

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