Univ of Southampton first foreign varsity to set up campus in India

Univ of Southampton first foreign varsity to set up campus in India 

UNDER UGC REGULATIONS 

New Delhi : The UK’s University of Southampton has become the first foreign university to set up its offshore campus in India as part of University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations under the new National Education Policy 2020. Ranked among the top 100 higher educational institutions globally, the university will set up its campus in Gurgaon and the first academic session is likely to start in July. The de- grees awarded by the India campus of the University of Southampton will be the same as in the host university. 

UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar said the university will offer courses in subjects focusing on business and management, computing, law, engineering, art and design, biosciences and life sciences. In 2023, UGC had announced ‘Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India Regulations’ under NEP 2020. 

“This will be the first foreign university to be issued ‘letter of intent’ under UGC regulations for setting up of Indian campuses of foreign universities,” the education ministry said. TNN