Overview

• Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed inaugurated IIM Ahmedabad’s Dubai campus on September 11, with India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan attending.
• IIM Ahmedabad is the first Indian Institute of Management to establish a full‑fledged campus abroad.
• Pradhan inaugurated the first overseas Atal Incubation Centre at IIT Delhi–Abu Dhabi to nurture joint start‑ups and research in deep tech, AI, clean energy and healthcare.
• The minister launched new B.Tech and Ph.D. programmes at IIT Delhi–Abu Dhabi in chemical engineering and in energy and sustainability.
• Talks with UAE leaders covered expanding Indian‑curriculum schools, enabling two‑way student exchanges, and strengthening institutional ties, with IIM‑Ahmedabad’s reported collaboration with BRS Ventures for local support.