Blitz Bureau
AROUND 15 foreign universities will be coming to establish their campuses in India by this academic year for which the government has given the necessary nod.
Addressing the Letter of Intent handover ceremony to the United Kingdom’s Liverpool University in New Delhi recently, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan described this partnership as a symbolic gesture and a reauthorisation of India’s emergence as a trusted partner in global higher education.
Speaking to the media, the Minister said Liverpool University will be operational from next year. He informed that two Australian-based universities have started their academic sessions in Gujarat.
Pradhan said, “The University of Liverpool is the fourth foreign university to publicly announce its presence in India. By this academic year, 15 foreign universities will be coming to India, especially in STEMB.” The University of Southampton was the first foreign university to receive a LoI from the UGC in 2023 and could open its campus later this year.
The Minister said, “To make the country a VIKSIT Bharat by 2047, the implementation of NEP 2020 in letter and spirit is the key to actualise this ambition. One of the primary recommendations of NEP 2020 is rooted, futuristic and global education and the aim is to produce global citizens.”
