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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Deakin University to become first foreign tertiary institution with campus in India

Deakin University campus in Melbourne
Deakin University’s Melbourne campus. Education is Australia’s largest services export to India, with almost 70,000 students studying in Australia at the end of January 2023. Photograph: Donaldytong/Wikipedia

Australia’s Deakin University will be the first foreign tertiary education institution in the world to establish a campus in India as the Albanese government ramps up prospects in the rapidly developing sector.

The $4m campus deal will be announced during the prime minister’s trip to Ahmedabad in India on Wednesday alongside senior Indian ministers and higher education representatives from Deakin, the University of Melbourne and Universities Australia.

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