UK India Business Council, UK. Jas Pandhal has recently started a new role as associate director for higher education at the UK India Business Council. Jas has extensive experience working across international education and government relations at several reputable organisations in the UK and India. In 2019, she left London to join student recruitment consultant, The Chopras (TC Global), in New Delhi as a consultant in international relations, eventually becoming a partner and leading teams handling over 700 university partnerships and events. During her 5+ years in India, she gained a deep understanding of the student recruitment and higher education landscape. Prior to The Chopras, Jas worked with Pearson, CIPD and Edexcel. She was previously on the executive board of a human rights NGO, focused on minority and caste discrimination. In her new role, Jas is keen to marry her experiences and knowledge-base to help build deeper and more meaningful connections between the UK and India within higher education.