Archive · 6 Oct 2026
UWA Wins 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 India’s University Grants Commission.
The campus plans to welcome students for orientation on October 5.
Regular classes are scheduled to start on October 19, but the articles do not say which year.
The campus is in a building on Velachery Main Road and covers 70,000 square feet.
Students can study subjects such as business, computer science and data science.
They can also take postgraduate courses in information technology and business administration.
UWA says it plans to invest about AUD 80 million in its 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 regular classes due to begin October 19; the articles do not specify the year.
The 70,000-square-foot campus is on the seventh floor of One National Park on Velachery Main Road in Chennai.
Undergraduate courses include business management, computer science, data science and advanced computer science with artificial intelligence.
Postgraduate courses include 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 an international branch campus in Chennai.
- When
- Orientation is scheduled for October 5 and classes for October 19; the year is not specified.
- Where
- One National Park, Velachery Main Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Why
- The approval allows UWA to move from planning to welcoming its first cohort of students.
- Campus size
- 70,000 square feet
- Campus location
- Seventh floor, One National Park, Velachery Main Road, Chennai
- Orientation
- October 5; year not specified
- Classes begin
- October 19; year not specified
- Undergraduate courses
- Business management, computer science, data science, and advanced computer science with artificial intelligence
- Postgraduate courses
- Information technology and business administration (MBA)
- Planned investment
- About AUD 80 million in UWA’s wholly owned campuses in India
- Other Indian campus
- UWA’s Mumbai campus opened in September 2026, according to one article
