The university has established an International Students Cell (ISC) to cater to the needs of foreign students. It is headed by a Director, who is in constant contact with the International Institutions /organizations such as the Embassies/Consulates of the foreign countries for providing required information for the benefit of the prospective foreign students. It provides a single window system to facilitate the international students with all kinds of services that they require. ISC is a host to students from several foreign countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Iraq, Panama, Vietnam, Libya, Mali, Laos, Thailand, Oman, Saudi Arabia, USA, Nigeria, South Korea, Canada, United Arab Emirates etc., studying in various facilities.
International students will be given admission into postgraduate and professional courses in the campus colleges of the university, its postgraduate college at Ongole and affiliated colleges where such courses are offered. Admission into undergraduate courses like BA, B.Com, B.Sc, BBM, BHM etc., will be given only in UG degree Colleges, affiliated to ANU. Admissions for Ph.D. programs are given round the year.
ISC has taken initiatives for signing up of MoUs for academic collaboration and exchange of faculty and students with Universities/Institutions like: INDICASAT, Panama; EASTC, Tanzania; Aksum University- CNCS, Ethiopia; Mzumbe University, Tanzania; College of Humanities and Sciences of North East Normal University, China; Jilin Jianzhu University (Architecture University), China; Jilin Agricultural University, China; SUNY Poly, USA; Curtin University, Australia; Jigjiga University, Ethiopia, Guizhou Normal University, China.
As per the suggestions and direction of Government of Andhra Pradesh, ANU through ISC has started CFL and identified ten International Languages, namely Communicative English, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Korean, German, Russian, Spanish and Kiswahili, which have great opportunities for further studies and for employment to the students.
ISC has taken measures to design/develop MOOCs in ANU through ISC and is offering various courses through www.moocs.anuonline.ac.in. MOOCs are the biggest upcoming trend in the current education scenario, Offering an opportunity to all individuals irrespective of the economic background and physical location to pursue education. MOOCs are a boon for people who have faced obstacles in pursuing education due to lack of funds, no proper opportunities, un-accessible geographical location, etc.
