Chartered ABS publishes Communiqué following Inaugural India-UK Business School Dialogue
Setting the foundations for future India-UK Business School Dialogues, the Communiqué evaluates the success and impact of the 2025 Dialogue
Chartered ABS publishes Communiqué following Inaugural India-UK Business School Dialogue
The Chartered Association of Business Schools has published a Communiqué, which sets the foundations for future India-UK Business School Dialogues, and evaluates the success and impact of the recent Dialogue in September 2025.
The Communiqué outlines a shared commitment by Indian and UK business schools to deepen collaboration across teaching and research, reflecting the ambitions of the India-UK Vision 2035 and India’s National Education Policy 2020, positioning transnational education (TNE) as a key driver of mutual growth and innovation.
The Dialogue, held in New Delhi in September 2025 brought together 180 participants, representing 33 Indian and 33 UK business schools alongside senior government, regulatory, and industry stakeholders. The Dialogue is built upon the amalgamation of two soft powers with education at the heart of the bilateral relationship.
The two-day event highlighted a strong appetite and alignment for collaboration in several priority areas, including research and innovation, sustainability, skills and employment, and digital learning models.
The 2026 Dialogue Conference will be held in New Delhi between 14th-16th September. Business schools wishing to express interest in attending this year’s Dialogue are kindly asked to complete this expression of interest form.
Looking ahead, the Dialogue will become an annual, alternating event between the UK and India, expanding engagement with the business community and enhancing research collaboration, with clear metrics to measure its impact on the India-UK education partnership.
The Dialogue has already contributed to the development of partnerships and agreements between business schools in both countries. According to our survey of participants following the Dialogue, 15 business schools stated they were moving to the negotiation stage for relationships that existed prior to the Dialogue. A further 15 business schools stated they were moving to the negotiation stage for relationships first formed at the Dialogue.
Flora Hamilton, CEO, Chartered Association of Business Schools said: “As we publish this Communique on the success of the inaugural India-UK Business School Dialogue, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to all who contributed to its success, in particular to its co-Chairs, Professor Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode and Professor Pawan Budhwar, Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, Aston University; our partners British Council, AIMA, AMDISA and the India Business Group; all speakers and participants; and all members of both the Indian and UK Advisory Groups. We look forward to building on the success of our collaboration at this year’s Dialogue in September 2026.”