The theme of the QS India Summit 2026 was “India@2047: Building Skills, Achieving Scale, Driving Innovation.” During the summit, Prof. (Dr.) Veereshkumar Nandagaon, Principal, KAHER Institute of Nursing Sciences, Belagavi, held discussions with Dr. Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), James Sippo, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science and Engineering and Subhi Pradhan, Regional Manager, Recruitment and agent management to South Asia, Middle East and Africa. of Southern Cross University. The discussions focused on research collaborations, faculty and student exchange programmes, joint research projects, and future collaborative endeavours.