The Union government on 29 August issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) to the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, to establish their campus in India.
- University of Southampton is the first university to get LoI under the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) regulations for setting up foreign universities in the country.
- The university is expected to start its academic programmes in July, 2025.
- The setting up of the university’s campus in India will be beneficial for students in terms of extending course and study opportunities in the country, and for research, knowledge exchange, enterprise, and engagement.
- The programmes offered in the branch campus of the University of Southampton in India will have the same academic and quality standards.
- The upcoming campus of the university aims to develop world-class, work-prepared graduates with specialist and transferable higher skills.
