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- Press Trust of India

NEW DELHI: The University of Liverpool is set to open a campus in Bengaluru and will welcome its first batch of students in August next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Monday, as he handed over the Letter of Intent to the varsity administration here.

The move comes after the University of Liverpool, part of the United Kingdom's Russell Group, received formal approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to open the first foreign university campus in Bengaluru.

The University of Southampton was the first UK university to receive approval and is set to start offering academic programs in Gurugram by July, 2025.

Pradhan also announced that 15 foreign universities will be coming to India by this academic year.

"Delighted to hand over the Letter of Intent to University of Liverpool, one of UK's premier academic institutions, for setting up a campus in India. Today's development is another milestone in India's journey of deepening academic partnerships with leading global universities," the minister said, adding that the development was a reaffirmation of India's emergence as a trusted partner in global higher education.

Pradhan also announced that 15 foreign universities will be coming to India by this academic year.