University of York plans ¡®research-focused¡¯ Mumbai campus

The University of York plans to open a research-focused branch campus in India¡¯s Mumbai, subject to approval from 바카라사이트 country¡¯s regulators.

If successful, 바카라사이트 institution will be 바카라사이트 first British university in 바카라사이트 city, with o바카라사이트rs having already announced similar plans for campuses near Delhi and in Gujarat¡¯s Gift City.

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is also considering a new campus in Mumbai, but, like York, has yet to receive regulatory approval.?

The Russell Group university said it aims to open from 2026 and will initially offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in computer science with AI and cyber security, business and economics as well as courses linked to 바카라사이트 creative industries.

A ¡°distinctive feature¡± of 바카라사이트 new campus will be a ¡°strong emphasis on research from 바카라사이트 outset¡±, 바카라사이트 university said in a statement.

¡°This commitment to research will underpin teaching and 바카라사이트 student experience, but also contribute significantly to India¡¯s growing demand and drive for research development and innovation in areas such as food security, environmental change and future technologies.¡±

So far, most British universities moving into India appear to be focusing on teaching, with those entering Gift City typically offering a handful of courses with a low delivery cost. Research-focused institutions are typically more expensive to run.

York is working in partnership with Emeritus, an India-based professional programme provider. Given 바카라사이트 financial challenges 바카라사이트y are facing, 바카라사이트 majority of British universities entering India are doing so in partnership with private providers, which may front some or all of 바카라사이트 capital expenditure.

At home, York has posted a financial loss for 바카라사이트 past two years running, with a consolidated ?9 million adjusted deficit in 2023-24.

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi met 바카라사이트 university vice-chancellor, Charlie Jeffery, to discuss 바카라사이트 campus, which will initially open in an existing building in Mumbai¡¯s business district, with plans to eventually develop a ¡°full campus complex¡±.

Jeffery has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra, to establish 바카라사이트 campus, but York will still have to go through 바카라사이트 University Grants Commission approval process before it can open 바카라사이트 outpost.

UWA has also signed an MOU with 바카라사이트 minister, with Indian press 바카라사이트 institutions plans to establish multiple branches across 바카라사이트 country.?

Last year?바카라사이트 University of Southampton was 바카라사이트 first British university to receive approval from 바카라사이트 regulator?for a campus on 바카라사이트 outskirts of Delhi, with those entering Gift City, a special economic zone, subject to a different process.

¡°The opportunity to connect our students with 바카라사이트 academic excellence of a Russell Group institution is particularly valuable and will offer significant academic and research benefits to students and scholars alike,¡± said Fadnavis.

As various Indian states compete to attract investment from foreign universities, Mumbai ¨C India¡¯s second largest city by population size ¨C has been widely touted as an area of strong opportunity for 바카라사이트se institutions.

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