Mumbai,

14 June (HS): Letters of Intent were issued to five globally reputed

universities for opening their campuses in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. The LoIs

were issued during a ceremonial event, ‘Mumbai Rising: Creating an International

Education City’ held in Mumbai.

Chief

Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that Indian students will not be required to go

abroad for higher education. Mumbai and Navi Mumbai will be developed as the

first educational hub. The LoIs were issued to five universities from the

United Kingdom, Australia, the United States of America, and Italy.

The five

universities invited to establish campuses include the University of Aberdeen,

the University of York, The University of Western Australia, the Illinois

Institute of Technology, and the Istituto Europeo de Design (IED).

Union

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Maharashtra’s Higher and Technical

Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, UGC Chairman Vinit Joshi, Additional

Chief Secretary Asimkumar Gupta, Managing Director of CIDCO Vijay Singhal,

British Ambassador, Consul General of Australia, America, Italy, and officials from

the five universities were present.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar