From Oxford to GIFT City: Global university campuses now in India
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From Oxford to GIFT City: Global university campuses now in India

India Today  

India, one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world, is witnessing a significant rise in infrastructural needs, including the demand for top-tier educational institutions. QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AND CONVENTRY UNIVERSITY Image: Queen's university Queen’s University Belfast and Coventry University have expressed interest in establishing international campuses at Gujarat’s GIFT City, a thriving hub for global finance and technology. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Image: University of Southampton The university’s venture aligns with India’s National Education Policy, making Southampton the first international university granted a licence by the Indian government to open a full-scale campus in the country. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Image: Lincoln university Missouri Lincoln University College, a Malaysian institution, has applied to the University Grants Commission to establish a campus in Telangana, India. The presence of these universities in India is expected to provide Indian students with more options for international education and help address the increasing demand for quality higher education in the country.

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5,000 students and 30 courses in 8 years: Southampton University draws up plan for India campus
4 months, 1 week ago

5,000 students and 30 courses in 8 years: Southampton University draws up plan for India campus

Hindustan Times  

The UK's Southampton University plans to offer 30 courses and enrol more than 5,000 students in the next eight years at its offshore campus in India, the first ever in the country by a foreign university, according to top officials. Elaborating on the university's agenda in an interview with PTI, Andrew Atherton, Vice President International and Engagement, said the operations …

5,000 Students and 30 Courses in 8 Years: Southampton University Draws Up Plan for India Campus
4 months, 1 week ago

5,000 Students and 30 Courses in 8 Years: Southampton University Draws Up Plan for India Campus

News 18  

The UK’s Southampton University plans to offer 30 courses and enroll more than 5,000 students in the next eight years at its offshore campus in India, the first ever in the country by a foreign university, according to top officials. “So we expect it to be a mainly undergraduate campus because the majority of the demand at the moment in …

5,000 students and 30 courses in 8 years: Southampton University draws up plan for India campus
4 months, 1 week ago

5,000 students and 30 courses in 8 years: Southampton University draws up plan for India campus

The Hindu  

The U.K.'s Southampton University plans to offer 30 courses and enroll more than 5,000 students in the next eight years at its offshore campus in India, the first ever in the country by a foreign university, according to top officials. "So we expect it to be a mainly undergraduate campus because the majority of the demand at the moment in …

University of Southampton gets nod to start its campus in India
4 months, 1 week ago

University of Southampton gets nod to start its campus in India

The Hindu  

The Union government on Thursday issued a Letter of Intent to the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, to establish their campus in India, making it the first university to get LoI under the University Grants Commission’s regulations for setting up foreign universities in the country. “The courses offered will be in subjects focusing on business and management, computing, law, engineering, …

UK’s University of Southampton gets licence to establish campus in India
4 months, 1 week ago

UK’s University of Southampton gets licence to establish campus in India

Hindustan Times  

The UK’s University of Southampton has been granted a licence by the Indian government to establish a comprehensive campus in the country. The University Grants Commission granted the licence to the university to go forward with its plans to offer quality education, research, knowledge exchange, and enterprise in India. Our intention is to establish a campus that delivers social value …

UGC announces regulations for establishment and operation of campuses by foreign universities in India
1 year, 2 months ago

UGC announces regulations for establishment and operation of campuses by foreign universities in India

The Hindu  

The University Grants Commission on Wednesday notified the regulations for foreign universities to set up and operate their campuses in India. According to the regulations, "Foreign institutions intending to establish campuses in India should have secured a position within the top 500 in the overall category of global rankings, as decided by the commission from time to time, or should …

Australia's Deakin University and Wollongong University to Set Up Campuses in India
1 year, 2 months ago

Australia's Deakin University and Wollongong University to Set Up Campuses in India

News 18  

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan along with Minister for Education, Government of Australia, Jason Clare has announced the opening of Deakin University and the University of Wollongong campuses in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Taking to microblogging site X, education minister Pradhan said that the setting up of the campuses of Australian Universities is “Bringing world-class learning …

UGC declares 20 universities as fake and not empowered to confer any degree
1 year, 5 months ago

UGC declares 20 universities as fake and not empowered to confer any degree

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission on Wednesday declared 20 universities as "fake" and not empowered to confer any degree with Delhi having eight such institutions, the highest. Delhi has eight "fake" universities -- All India Institute of Public and Physical Health Sciences; Commercial University Ltd, Daryaganj; United Nations University; Vocational University; ADR-Centric Juridical University; Indian Institution of Science and …

UGC declares 20 universities as 'fake'. Most are in Delhi followed by...
1 year, 5 months ago

UGC declares 20 universities as 'fake'. Most are in Delhi followed by...

Hindustan Times  

The University Grants Commission on Wednesday announced that it has identified and declared 20 universities across India as "fake." List of fake universities released by the UGC Delhi All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences State Government University, Office Kh. 608-609, 1st Floor, Sant Kripal Singh Public Trust Building, Near BDO Office, Alipur Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj United …

Two Australian public universities to set up campuses in GIFT City
1 year, 10 months ago

Two Australian public universities to set up campuses in GIFT City

The Hindu  

Two Australian government universities, Deakin University and University of Wollongong, will be the first foreign education institutions to set up campuses in GIFT City, Gujarat. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan made the announcement on Wednesday in the presence of Australia’s Minister for Education Jason Clare, and former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist. India is committed to become a developed country in the …

Government plan to let foreign universities enter India raises concerns
1 year, 10 months ago

Government plan to let foreign universities enter India raises concerns

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 15:16 IST If the University Grants Commission has its way, foreign universities may soon enter Indian shores. The latest draft regulations are intended to make it easier for the world’s top-ranked universities and higher education institutions to establish campuses in India that would meet the same standards as their parent institutions in their country of …

Mint Explainer: The win-win case for foreign university campuses in India
1 year, 11 months ago

Mint Explainer: The win-win case for foreign university campuses in India

Live Mint  

India has unveiled draft norms for foreign universities keen on setting up a campus here. A growing democratic India with a large demographic dividend – about 700 million people or half of its population below 30 – has plenty to offer as it seeks to become the world’s talent factory. India woos the world's best institutions The University Grants Commission's …

DC Edit | Foreign univs’ campuses in India welcome move
2 years ago

DC Edit | Foreign univs’ campuses in India welcome move

Deccan Chronicle  

India has taken one more step towards allowing foreign universities to set up their campuses in India with the University Grants Commission issuing a set of draft guidelines. The UGC wants a firm commitment from the universities to operate in India: they must set up their own campuses instead of offering online courses and ensure that the quality of education …

UGC to Develop Framework to Allow Top-ranked Foreign Universities to Open Campus in India
2 years, 7 months ago

UGC to Develop Framework to Allow Top-ranked Foreign Universities to Open Campus in India

News 18  

University Grants Commission would bring out a set of enabling regulations so as to allow top-ranked foreign universities to open their campuses in India, it has said. Further, he shared key features of the UGC regulations on academic collaboration between Indian and foreign universities to offer twinning, joint and dual degree programmes, reads the official press release. Read| Nearly 50 …

Soon Foreign Universities Will Set-up Campuses in India, UGC Forms Panel to Make Rules
2 years, 8 months ago

Soon Foreign Universities Will Set-up Campuses in India, UGC Forms Panel to Make Rules

News 18  

In a bid to attract top-ranking foreign higher educational institutes to set up their campuses in India, the University Grants Commission has set up a five-member committee. These suggestions are going to come true soon as the UGC is about to announce its policy regulations on allowing foreign colleges to set up base in India soon. Last year, a survey …

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