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University of Bristol Opens First International Mumbai Campus
The University of Bristol has opened a new campus in Mumbai, India.
It is the university’s first campus outside Bristol.
The campus is called the Mumbai Enterprise Campus and is in Powai, opposite IIT Bombay.
Students can study subjects connected to data, finance, technology and the arts.
The listed courses include a three-year data science degree and several one-year postgraduate degrees.
The courses are based on Bristol programmes but adapted for India.
Students will have opportunities to join research, internships and industry activities.
Four scholarship students attended the opening, and Shanta Gokhale received an honorary degree.
The University of Bristol has opened its first international campus in Mumbai and welcomed its inaugural student cohort.
The Mumbai Enterprise Campus is located at Cignus Powai, opposite IIT Bombay.
Programmes include a three-year BSc in data science and postgraduate degrees in finance and investment, financial technology with data science, and immersive arts.
The university says the programmes are adapted from Bristol degrees to suit the Indian context and labour-market needs.
Four scholarship recipients attended the opening, while writer and theatre critic Shanta Gokhale received an honorary degree.
- Who
- The University of Bristol, vice-chancellor Evelyn Welch, students, the Maharashtra government and Shanta Gokhale.
- What
- The University of Bristol opened its first international campus and welcomed its first students.
- Where
- The Mumbai Enterprise Campus is at Cignus Powai, opposite IIT Bombay, in Mumbai, India.
- When
- The campus was formally opened after the university received University Grants Commission approval in June; the articles do not specify the year.
- Why
- The campus aims to provide Bristol-based education adapted to India while expanding research, innovation, industry engagement and experiential learning.
Key facts
- Campus
- Mumbai Enterprise Campus
- Location
- Cignus Powai, opposite IIT Bombay, Mumbai
- Approval
- The University Grants Commission issued a letter of approval in June
- Undergraduate programme
- Three-year BSc in data science
- Postgraduate programmes
- One-year degrees in finance and investment, financial technology with data science, and immersive arts
- Scholarships
- Four students received full tuition-fee waivers and internship opportunities at the Chief Minister’s Office
- Honorary degree
- Conferred on writer, translator, journalist and theatre critic Shanta Gokhale
Quotes
Evelyn Welch
University of Bristol vice-chancellor and president
“Through our Mumbai Enterprise Campus, we aim to create new opportunities for research, innovation and knowledge exchange while providing students with a world-class Bristol education that is focused on the opportunities and challenges of the future”
freepressjournal.in
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