Letters of Intent issued to five foreign universities for Mumbai campuses
On 14 June 2025 in Mumbai, Letters of Intent were issued to five foreign universities at the event 'Mumbai Rising: Creating an International Education City'.
Summary
The Ministry of Education issued Letters of Intent (LoIs) to five foreign universities to set up branch campuses at the event 'Mumbai Rising: Creating an International Education City' in Mumbai on 14 June 2025, in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The five are the University of York and the University of Aberdeen (UK), the University of Western Australia, the Illinois Institute of Technology (USA) and Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), Italy. The step was linked to the internationalisation goals of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Fadnavis said talks are ongoing with five more universities.
Key facts
- Event
- 'Mumbai Rising: Creating an International Education City', Mumbai, 14 June 2025
- Universities
- York, Aberdeen (UK); Western Australia; Illinois Institute of Technology (USA); IED (Italy)
- Present
- Dharmendra Pradhan, Devendra Fadnavis, UGC Chairman Vineet Joshi
- Policy link
- Internationalisation under NEP 2020
- Next
- Talks with 5 more universities
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which of the following universities was NOT among the five that received Letters of Intent in Mumbai on 14 June 2025?
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Correct answer: C — University of Southampton
PIB (Education): LoIs went to the University of York, University of Aberdeen, University of Western Australia, Illinois Institute of Technology and IED Italy. The University of Southampton was not among them.
Which Italian institution received a Letter of Intent for a Mumbai campus on 14 June 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Istituto Europeo di Design
PIB (Education): Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), Italy was one of the five institutions issued LoIs.
Consider the following statements about the Letters of Intent issued in Mumbai on 14 June 2025: 1. They were issued at an event titled 'Mumbai Rising: Creating an International Education City'. 2. The universities are from the United Kingdom, Australia, the USA and Italy. 3. Maharashtra's Chief Minister said talks were ongoing with ten more universities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB (Education): statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong because Fadnavis said talks were ongoing with five more universities, not ten. So the answer is 1 and 2 only.