Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday asserted that at least 15 foreign universities will be coming to establish their campuses in India by this academic year.
Dharmendra Pradhan also announced that UK's University of Liverpool is set to open a campus in Bengaluru and will welcome first batch of students in August next year.
The decision comes after the University of Liverpool, part of the UK's prestigious Russell Group, received a formal approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to open the first foreign university campus in Bengaluru, according a statement release by press information bureau.
What Did Pradhan Say?
During an event, Pradhan said, "Delighted to hand over the Letter of Intent to the University of Liverpool, one of the UK's premier academic institutions, for setting up a campus in India. Today's development is another milestone in India's journey of deepening academic partnerships with leading global universities and a reaffirmation of India's emergence as a trusted partner in global higher education," as quoted by PTI.
"University of Liverpool is the fourth foreign university to publicly announce its presence in India. This is just a beginning. By this academic year, 15 foreign universities will be coming to India, especially in STEM. I am confident Liverpool's campus in Bengaluru will be a global campus that will push the boundaries of research and innovation and foster scientific temper for contributing to global welfare and prosperity," he added.
The Bengaluru campus will initially offer programmes in business management, accounting and finance, computer science and biomedical sciences. It will also launch a programme in game design 바카라“ a unique offering for a UK university campus introducing this subject in India.
