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Shri Dharmendra Pradhan along with Shri Nayab Saini inaugurated India campus of University of Southampton in Gurugram

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Haryana  :16/7/25: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, today inaugurated the India campus of the University of Southampton in Gurugram, Haryana, along with Shri Nayab Singh Saini, Chief Minister of Haryana. Industries and Commerce Minister of Haryana Shri Rao Narbir Singh; Lord Patel OBE, Chancellor and Member of the UK House of Lords; Ms. Lindy Cameron, British High Commissioner to India; Mr. Mark E. Smith, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton; Ms. Eloise Phillips, Academic Provost, University of Southampton, New Delhi; and senior officials of the Ministry of Education were also present on the occasion.

The inauguration marks a significant milestone in India’s higher education landscape, commemorating five years of the National Education Policy 2020. The University of Southampton—a QS Top 100 global institution and founding member of the UK’s Russell Group—becomes the first foreign university to operationalize a campus in India under the University Grants Commission’s (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Pradhan said that this marks a momentous milestone towards internationalisation of education at home under NEP 2020, and also towards strengthening the education pillar of India-UK cooperation as envisioned in the India-UK Roadmap 2030.

Shri Pradhan commended and congratulated the University of Southampton for setting up this state-of-the-art campus within a year of receiving the LoI. He expressed confidence that the campus, with its basket of forward-looking courses and Southampton’s legacy of academic excellence, will emerge as a distinguished institution shaping leaders of tomorrow.

The new Gurugram campus will offer globally recognised undergraduate and postgraduate programmes aligned with UK academic standards. Students may spend up to one year at the University’s campuses in the UK or Malaysia. Programmes commencing in 2025 include undergraduate (BSc) courses in Computer Science, Economics, Accounting & Finance, Business Management, and postgraduate (MSc) courses in Finance and International Management.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Nayab Singh Saini, Chief Minister of Haryana, welcomed the University of Southampton to the state and reaffirmed the Government of Haryana’s commitment to positioning the region as a global education and innovation hub.

Lord Patel OBE, Chancellor of the University of Southampton and Member of the UK House of Lords, and Ms. Lindy Cameron, British High Commissioner to India, also addressed the gathering and expressed their strong support for expanding UK–India educational partnerships.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary, Higher Education and Chairman UGC, Dr. Vineet Joshi, warmly congratulated the University of Southampton and the UK Government on the opening of their pioneering campus in India, calling it a proud milestone in the India–UK education partnership. He highlighted that this is the first campus set up under UGC’s new regulations enabling top foreign universities to establish branch campuses in India, a key reform under the National Education Policy 2020 envisioned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

The first cohort at the India campus includes academically accomplished students from across India and from international locations such as the United Arab Emirates and Nepal.

The University is set to hire over 75 full-time faculty members who meet UK academic standards and will be expected to undertake the University’s Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice. These faculty members bring experience from global academic centres in the UK, UAE, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Germany, Japan, and the United States.

The University of Southampton has a global alumni network of more than 290,000 graduates, including over 1,700 from India. Many of these alumni are expected to support the India campus by serving as mentors and industry ambassadors.

The University received its official Letter of Intent on 29 August 2024, followed by a public announcement and formal launch on 13 September 2024.

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