NEW DELHI: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up of campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar- Tanzania was signed on July 6 between the Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India, IIT Madras and Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) Zanzibar- Tanzania. The MOU was done in the presence of S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister and Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar.
This is the first ever IIT campus to be set up outside India. It is reflective of the longstanding friendship between India and Tanzania and a reminder of the focus India places on building people to people ties across Africa and the Global South.
Union Minister for Education and Skill development ShriDharmendraPradhan said that the MoU signing for setting up IIT Madras- Zanzibar campus marks a historic beginning towards internationalization of higher education..
