DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
About Office of International Affairs
The Office of International Affairs and Admissions (OIAA) at Rai University serves as the central hub for global academic engagement and institutional internationalization, functioning as the “Single Point of Contact” for all international stakeholders. The OIAA is dedicated to ensuring that geography never limits opportunity for its students by managing a comprehensive portfolio of global initiatives, including Global Immersion Programs, Student Mobility (Exchange), and specialized international student support services. By bridging the gap between local talent and global industry, the office provides structured pathways for students to gain world-class exposure, advanced skills, and international certification.
Functions of the Office of International Affairs
• Global Admissions & Recruitment: Managing the end-to-end enrollment process for international applicants, including transcript evaluation and the issuance of formal offer/admission letters, visa letters.
• Arrival & Logistics Support: Providing a dedicated pick-and-drop facility from Ahmedabad International Airport or Ahmedabad Railway Station to ensure a safe and welcoming transition to campus.
• FRRO & Visa Compliance: Assisting international students with mandatory FRRO/FRO registration within 14 days of arrival and providing guidance on visa extensions and legal compliance.
• Global Immersion Programs: Organizing global immersion programs during summer or winter breaks that focus on culture and industry visits.
• Student Mobility (Exchange): Coordinating semester-long exchanges where students study abroad and transfer their credits directly back to their Rai University results.
• Orientation & Integration: Hosting comprehensive pre-arrival and post-arrival orientation sessions to help international students acclimate to local culture, academics, and life in India.
• International Outreach: Establishing and maintaining strategic relations with foreign embassies and foreign institutions.
Various Initiatives
• Agreements and MOUs with International Universities
• Discover India Program & Delegations
• Student Exchange Programs
Get connected for collaboration
Mr. Shariq Nafees
Director- International Affairs
E-Mail: director.international@raiuniversity.edu
(M) +91 9415152608
International Collaborations
University of Pardubice Czech Republic
University of Bari Aldo Moro,Italy
Duzce University, Turkey
Okan University, Istanbul
Corvinus University of Budapest
Ataturk University, Turkey
University of Pisa, Italy
University of Benha, Egypt
Giresun University, Turkey
Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Iran
Synergy University, Moscow
Yeravan Haybusak University, Armenia
Exchange Programme
Rai University provides exchange programme for their students and staff to learn and explore international standards in the field of academics and research.
Primary objectives of the exchange programme are; Sharing and learning teaching pedagogy, course outlines, education system between Universities. It enables in enhancing healthy relationship between Universities across the world to exchange and upgrade research, teaching, publication, cultural and intellectual aspects.
Rai University has done an MOU with University of Pardubice for staff and student exchange programme. Based on the healthy relationship between the Universities, only Rai University from India was selected for mobility scheme under prominent Erasmus+ programme at University of Pardubice, Czech Republic. Erasmus (EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) is European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987. Erasmus+ is the new programme combining all the EU’s current schemes for education, training, youth and sport which was started in January 2014. It provides grants for a wide range of actions including the opportunity for students to undertake work placements abroad and for teachers and education staff to attend training courses. Erasmus+ key action 1 provides a unique opportunity for teachers, headmasters, trainers and other staff of education institutions to participate in international training courses in different European countries.
Staff and Students of both the Universities get benefitted by mutual exchange of academic and cultural thoughts. Staff and Students of Rai University are encouraged academically by such types of sponsored research and development programmes. The association will provide understanding of policy and system of education and training system across the countries. It will provide understanding of education, culture and language. Such association helps to promote mobility programmes and foreign study.
| Exchange Programmes | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Student mobility for studies (under Erasmus+) from Rai University to University of Pardubice, Czech Republic | 2019 | https://www.raiuniversity.edu/student-mobility-for-studies-under-erasmus-from-rai-university-to-university-of-pardubice-czech-republic-between-feb-19-to-july19 |
| Teaching Staff Mobility (under Erasmus+) from University of Pardubice, Czech Republic to Rai University | 2019 | https://www.raiuniversity.edu/department-of-international-affairs-professors-from-university-of-pardubice-czech-republic-visited-rai-university-ahmedabad-under-staff-mobility-for-teaching-programme-of-erasmus-between-12th-feb/ |
| Teaching staff mobility (under Erasmus+) from Rai University to University of Pardubice, Czech Republic | 2018 | https://www.raiuniversity.edu/department-of-international-affairs-staff-mobility-for-teaching-under-erasmus-from-30th-sept-18-to-13th-oct-18-at-university-of-pardubice-czech-republic/ |