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UWA Gets Final Approval for Chennai Campus, Classes Begin October 19
The University of Western Australia has received final permission to run a campus in Chennai.
The permission came from the University Grants Commission.
The campus is in a building on Velachery Main Road.
It covers 70,000 square feet.
Students are scheduled to attend orientation on October 5.
Classes are scheduled to begin on October 19.
Students can study subjects such as business, computer science, and data science.
The campus will also offer a Master of Information Technology and an MBA.
UWA says it plans to invest about AUD 80 million in its wholly owned campuses in India.
The University of Western Australia received final University Grants Commission approval to operate its Chennai branch campus.
Orientation is scheduled for October 5, with classes set to begin October 19.
The 70,000-square-foot campus is on the seventh floor of One National Park on Velachery Main Road in Chennai.
Undergraduate programmes include business management, computer science, data science, and advanced computer science with artificial intelligence.
Postgraduate offerings include a Master of Information Technology and an MBA; UWA says it plans to invest about AUD 80 million in its wholly owned Indian campuses.
- Who
- The University of Western Australia (UWA) and the University Grants Commission (UGC).
- What
- UWA received final approval to operate its international branch campus in Chennai.
- Where
- Seventh floor, One National Park, Velachery Main Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- When
- Orientation is scheduled for October 5, and classes are scheduled to begin October 19; the year is not specified in the articles.
- Why
- The approval allows UWA to operate its international branch campus; the articles do not state a specific reason for the approval.
Key facts
- Campus area
- 70,000 square feet
- Orientation
- October 5
- Classes begin
- October 19
- Campus location
- Seventh floor, One National Park, Velachery Main Road, Chennai
- Undergraduate programmes
- Business management, computer science, data science, and advanced computer science with artificial intelligence
- Postgraduate programmes
- Master of Information Technology and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Planned investment
- About AUD 80 million in UWA’s wholly owned campuses in India
- Other Indian campus
- The article says UWA’s Mumbai campus opened in September 2026.
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