A significant step forward in realising the vision of 'Internationalisation at Home' as envisioned in
#NEP2020
Dr. Vineet Joshi (
@Vineet_K26), Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, today handed over the Letter of Intent (LoI) to open Bengaluru Campus to Prof. Sally Wheler, Vice Chancellor of Birkbeck, University of London, today in New Delhi. This is the 15th LoI issued to a foreign university to establish campus in India under the UGC Regulations 2023.
British High Commissioner Ms. Lindy Cameron CB OBE, Ms. Alison Barrett MBE, Director India, British Council, senior officials from Ministry of Education,
@ugc_india and friends from media joined the LoI handing over ceremony.
The 200-year-old
@BirkbeckUoL, would offer courses in business management and analytics, is expected to boost
@StudyInIndiaGov, further reaffirm education as a key bilateral pillar in the India-UK relationship as envisioned in Leadersโ statement issued in October 2025, and thereby contribute to the vision of
#ViksitBharat.