In a major boost to India-UK educational ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that nine universities from the United Kingdom will soon open campuses in India. The announcement was made during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit, which Modi said signals a renewed momentum in bilateral relations following their recent Free Trade Agreement.
Highlighting the progress so far, PM Modi shared that the Gurugram campus of the University of Southampton has already opened its doors, and the first batch of students has enrolled. “It is a matter of great joy that nine UK universities are now going to establish campuses in India,” Modi said, calling the delegation accompanying PM Starmer the largest and most influential from the education sector so far.
List of UK Universities Opening Campuses in India:
University of Southampton – Gurugram (already operational)
University of Liverpool – Bangalore
University of York – Mumbai
University of Aberdeen – Mumbai
University of Bristol – Mumbai
It is expected that the other universities' names will be made public soon.
