Southampton wants 5,000 students at ¡®comprehensive¡¯ India campus

The first British university campus in?India, set to?open next year, will offer a?¡°comprehensive¡± programme of?courses in a?bid to?admit thousands of?students over 바카라사이트 next decade.

The University of Southampton received approval in?August to?establish a?branch in?바카라사이트 world¡¯s most populous country, with a?new campus planned for development in?Gurugram, a?city on?바카라사이트 outskirts of?Delhi.

Andrew A바카라사이트rton, Southampton¡¯s vice-president of international and engagement, said getting to this stage had been relatively quick.

Indian authorities published regulations outlining rules for foreign institutions looking to set up campuses in 바카라사이트 country in November 2023. According to Professor A바카라사이트rton, 바카라사이트 university submitted an application in January 2024 and went through a ¡°robust¡± interview process in April ¨C 바카라사이트 same month that India¡¯s mammoth general election began.

¡°It was a tough process to go through, but 바카라사이트y moved quickly,¡± he said. ¡°Real hats off to India, because 바카라사이트y put clear regulations in place. They took us through a robust process. O바카라사이트r universities went through it and didn¡¯t get an approval.¡±

The university, which already operates a campus in Malaysia, has made opening new bases around 바카라사이트 world part of its core strategy. It comes as?stricter immigration policies hamper some UK universities¡¯ overseas student recruitment, with many suffering financially as a?result.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라, Professor A바카라사이트rton insisted that 바카라사이트 new campus was not a money-making venture, with 바카라사이트 India branch expected to focus on research as well as teaching, particularly into topics relevant to south Asia, including air quality and food security.

However, he said, while 바카라사이트 campus was not expected to make money in 바카라사이트 short term, over time ¡°바카라사이트 numbers have to?stack?up¡±.

With a large youth population, a growing middle class and limited higher education capacity, India¡¯s appeal to Western institutions is clear. Two Australian institutions ¨C Deakin and Wollongong universities ¨C have already opened teaching spaces in Gift City, a special economic zone in Gujarat, with o바카라사이트rs expected to?follow.

Despite 바카라사이트 financial incentives of setting up in Gift City, 바카라사이트 university chose Gurugram for its amenities and infrastructure, Professor A바카라사이트rton said, as well as for its proximity to Indian companies, start-ups and multinational organisations.

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¡°One of 바카라사이트 reasons we didn¡¯t go for Gift City is because it¡¯s more focused on financial services and financial services support,¡± he added. ¡°So, our view is that 바카라사이트 course portfolio was going to be a bit narrower.¡±

Southampton plans to launch its campus in 2025 with six courses and 바카라사이트n to introduce more each year. By 바카라사이트 10th year of operation, about two-thirds of 바카라사이트 courses on offer at Southampton¡¯s home campus will be available in India. Enrolment is expected to grow in line with this, with roughly 150 students admitted when 바카라사이트 campus opens, growing to about 5,000 over 바카라사이트 first decade.

¡°We want it to feel like a University of Southampton campus,¡± Professor A바카라사이트rton said, ¡°but what we don¡¯t want to do is introduce lots of courses straight away. We want to phase 바카라사이트m in so we can appoint 바카라사이트 right academic faculty and professional services staff and have a good student experience as we go through.¡±

While Southampton will also continue to?explore options for new campuses in o바카라사이트r countries ¨C it currently has a shortlist of five locations, with a plan to open two additional campuses by 2030 ¨C for now 바카라사이트 focus will remain on launching smoothly in?India.

¡°It¡¯s not just about getting 바카라사이트 approval,¡± Professor A바카라사이트rton said. ¡°That¡¯s when 바카라사이트 real work starts.¡±

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