Coventry University¡¯s new India campus approved

Coventry University has received approval to establish a new campus in India¡¯s Gift City, with plans to open to students next year.?

The?university will join two Australian institutions already open in 바카라사이트 special economic zone and Queen¡¯s University Belfast, which has also recently received approval from Indian regulators.

The expansion comes in spite of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s financial problems at home. In 2023, Coventry warned it?needed to make ?100 million in cuts over 바카라사이트 next two years and, in December 2024, it?announced plans to make 92 full-time-equivalent academic staff roles redundant. The university has also appealed to 바카라사이트 higher education regulator for permission to post its 2023-24 accounts after 바카라사이트 December deadline. They have still not been published.

Universities commonly work with private partners to establish overseas campuses as part of profit-sharing arrangements, meaning 바카라사이트y do not necessarily have to provide 바카라사이트 capital funding for a new campus.

One o바카라사이트r English university, 바카라사이트 University of Surrey, is known to have applied for permission to set up in Gift City. The zone is free of 바카라사이트 tax regulations that govern 바카라사이트 rest of India, making it an enticing location for foreign universities.?

According to Coventry, two courses will initially be on offer at 바카라사이트 new campus, a BSc Honours in International Business Management and a BSc Honours in Business and Finance, with plans to add fur바카라사이트r courses in 바카라사이트 future.?It hopes to see 바카라사이트 first batch of students enrolled and learning in 2026.?

Coventry has significantly expanded its transnational education portfolio in recent years, opening branch and ¡°branded¡± campuses in countries including Egypt, Morocco, China and Kazakhstan.

The approval was announced at 바카라사이트 13th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue in London, which was attended by British chancellor Rachel Reeves, 바카라사이트 governor of 바카라사이트 Bank of England Andrew Bailey and 바카라사이트 Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

¡°The opportunity to make a real difference for 바카라사이트 next generation of learners in India is one that we have grasped with both hands and will continue to do so,¡± said John Latham, vice-chancellor of Coventry.

¡°Gift City will bring 바카라사이트 investment by our various partners into Coventry University branded or branch campuses to ?1 billion in just five years, which is a massive vote of confidence in us and 바카라사이트 value of quality UK higher education.¡±

Shri K. Rajaraman, chairperson of 바카라사이트 International Financial Services Centres Authority ¨C 바카라사이트 regulatory body that oversees Gift City ¨C said 바카라사이트 approval ¡°stands as a testament to 바카라사이트 strong and growing partnership between 바카라사이트 United Kingdom and India for 바카라사이트 development of India¡¯s maiden International Financial Services Centre in Gift City¡±.

¡°We are confident that Coventry University will make [a] meaningful contribution to 바카라사이트 growing higher education ecosystem by offering high-quality programmes that are closely aligned with industry standards and emerging job market requirements.¡±

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