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UK varsities expand footprint in India
Millennium Post Delhi
|Delhi 10 October 2025
The UK's “world-leading” higher education sector is set to bring ina “£50 million boost” to the economy as part of a major expansion of British universities in India.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed that the University of Lancaster and the University of Surrey have been given approval to open new campuses in India, to help meet their booming demand for higher education places. Currently, India has 40 million university students, a number expected to rise to 70 million by 2035.
This story is from the Delhi 10 October 2025 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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