Overview
- The University formally inaugurated its Bengaluru campus on Thursday and welcomed an inaugural cohort of nearly 300 students who have begun classes.
- The campus is housed at Alembic City in Whitefield and launched undergraduate and postgraduate courses in computer science, game design, business management, accounting and finance, and biomedical sciences.
- The university says teaching, assessment and examinations will match its UK curriculum, and it described the launch as its first international campus in more than 20 years.
- The campus has signed MoUs with local companies including Wipro, Hindustan Unilever, Axis Bank and AstraZeneca to embed industry skills, internships and placement links into programmes.
- Karnataka officials framed the opening as part of a push to attract foreign universities and research activity after strong demand for places, with the university reporting about 20,000 applicants for roughly 300 seats and plans to expand programmes over time.