hyderabad research scholars seeking admission at the university of hyderabad uoh will soon be mentored by foreign faculty members as part of a joint phd programme that the university is set to launch under its institution of eminence ioe status soon currently only the top institutes such as the iits offer a joint phd programme where students are guided by faculty members from various foreign varsities students seeking phd admissions in university of hyderabad will be given an option of whether they want to go for a conventional phd or a joint phd the syllabus will be codesigned by the foreign faculty to enhance exposure among students said prof pramod nayyar director ioe uoh adding that close to 300 students will be entitled to seek a joint phd an mtech in modelling in simulation and design and a certificate course in publication in collaboration with the cambridge press are also in the pipeline internationalization is one of the key goals of the universitys ioe status all these courses are being primarily introduced to attract foreign students so that university of hyderabads visibility improves at a global level and to amplify skill sets of indian students to make them competitive globally this would eventually help us inch closer to better global rankings said prof nayyar adding that some of these programmes have been approved by academic council and some are at the planning stage as part of ioe roadmap the university is also launching few new teaching programmes which include a master of arts in india studies wherein students will learn about indian history and culture among others