The U.K. is keen on welcoming an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to set up an offshore campus in the country and some U.K. universities are already in talks with IITs to explore the possibility, according to top British government officials.
Several universities from the U.K. are also interested in setting up their branch campuses in India and are waiting for the final regulatory framework from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to move formally in this regard, they said, adding that five U.K. universities having their campuses in Malaysia, the country has the expertise.
"Certainly, there has been a discussion about IITs setting up their campuses abroad. We have talked to the Indian High Commission in London because we think nothing would symbolise better the genuine two-way nature of the relationship between the two countries than IITs or other top institutions in India decided to set up campuses in the U.K.. So we are very open to that," Steve Smith, International Education Champion of the U.K. government, told PTI.
