Coventry University to become first English university in India's GIFT City

Coventry University is set to become the first English university to be granted a license to open a campus in India’s new GIFT City.

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The branch campus will be at the heart of the smart city in the Indian state of Gujarat and could see the first students enrolled and learning in 2026.

Two courses will initially be launched at Coventry University GIFT City – a BSc Honours in International Business Management and BSc Honours in Business and Finance – with plans to add further courses in the future.

The new campus, which has been given in-principle approval by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), would add to Coventry University Group’s current presence in the country following the opening of the Group’s India Hub in New Delhi earlier this year.

It also brings the level of planned investment by partners in the university’s branch and branded campuses around the world over the last five years to £1 billion. This includes campuses in Egypt, Morocco, China, Kazakhstan, Singapore, and India.

The approval was officially announced at the 13th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) which took place today (9 April) at the London Stock Exchange where guests and speakers included the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, the Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, and the Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.