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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

UK universities look to open campuses in India amid financial woes at home

A person walks past a poster advertising Gujarat International Finance Tec City
The Gujarat International Finance Tec City in Ahmedabad, where the the University of Surrey is considering opening a campus next year. Photograph: Sam Panthaky/AFP

UK universities are aiming to leave their financial woes at home by seeking their fortunes in India, in a higher education version of a gold rush towards a market with more than 40 million students.

The University of Southampton has been first out of the blocks, announcing it is opening in Gurgaon, a satellite city of Delhi, and is now enrolling students for what it calls “the first campus of its kind in India”.

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