Classes underway in the Bengaluru campus of University of New South Wales
University of South Wales (UNSW), for instance, started its classes in Bengaluru in Aug with 100 students for four programmes. The university received over 700 applications for the same. Our goal is to increase the student body to about 5,000 students in five years,” said professor Payyazhi Jayashree, rector, UNSW Bengaluru. The Bengaluru campus has been established with a long-term vision to grow to a student population of 10,000 over the next 10 years,” said professor Richard Grose, provost, University of Liverpool Bengaluru.
Prof Lindsay Oades, president and academic provost, University of York Mumbai, said: “We are receiving interest from graduates who have completed their undergraduate education overseas and are now considering pursuing further studies closer to home. There is also interest among students with entrepreneurial ambitions, particularly for the postgraduate programmes in management, finance and artificial intelligence. ” “We are seeing interest from a diverse range of students across different school boards. For parents, the lower tuition cost compared with the UK, coupled with the elimination of overseas accommodation and living expenses, is a key consideration,” he said. However, Ali Khwaja, founder director, Banjara Academy, said, “A foreign university education is not just about curriculum or faculty.
Foreign universities say they are happy with the response they have received in the initial year. “We are particularly pleased with the geographic diversity of the cohort, which reflects the strong national appeal of the programmes. UNSW’s approach to its operations in India is deliberately starting small, ensuring an excellent student experience, with a progressive expansion plan. Universities say the inaugural cohort has a wide range of students. “The admissions cycle is progressing positively, and we are on track to meet targets for our initial intake. It is also about experiencing living in a foreign land, learning about a foreign culture, and much more. All these factors are missing when students go to an Indian campus of a foreign university. The advantage lies only in getting the brand name. It is like a student opting for one of the newer IITs just for the brand, but does not have the advantages of an old IIT. ”