Australia’s University of Wollongong opens India campus in Gujarat’s GIFT City

The inauguration comes months aft Deakin University inaugurated its ain India field successful the aforesaid metropolis successful July this twelvemonth with 2 Master’s degrees successful cyber information and concern analytics.

Michael Still, Chancellor of the University of Wollongong, said, “Launching UOW’s field successful GIFT City marks an breathtaking caller section for our assemblage and I’m incredibly arrogant to spot america go portion of India’s singular acquisition legacy. This field isn’t conscionable astir expanding our planetary reach; it is astir gathering lasting connections and creating meaningful opportunities for students and communities.”

Marisa Mastroianni, managing manager and radical CEO astatine UOW Global Enterprises, said, “India’s accelerated economical and technological advancements person attracted planetary attention. Students shouldn’t person to question crossed continents to entree Australia’s world-class education. With UOW India, we’re bringing planetary learning to their doorstep successful GIFT City, India’s archetypal operational astute city. Students astatine our GIFT City field volition acquisition the aforesaid precocious standards arsenic our Australian and planetary campuses, including those successful Dubai, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. To heighten this experience, our archetypal cohort volition person a afloat funded travel to our Dubai campus.”

UOW India students volition articulation much than 7,000 students offshore, and upon graduation articulation an alumni assemblage of much than 190,000 beardown from 199 countries.

“The NSW Government has a adjacent narration with GIFT City done the NSW-Gujarat sister-state statement established successful 2015. With that foundation, we are arrogant to person assisted UOW’s enlargement successful India, facilitating introductions to authorities officials and salient Gujarat-based businesses to assistance bring this caller field to life,” said Investment NSW Deputy Secretary Rebecca McPhee.

In September, Kath McCollim, the enforcement manager of the university’s Global Student Recruitment had told The Indian Express, “The hold successful commencement of operations… was retired of our hands… It had to bash with field availability. It is precise hard to enlistee students if you don’t person a field due to the fact that it’s astir trust.”