UGC Chairman praises the initiative to establish branch campuses in India and the United States, calling it vital for NEP

Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), has welcomed the establishment of a joint task force to assist worldwide universities in establishing branch campuses in India and the United States. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the United States for a four-day State Visit to improve bilateral ties and develop strategic cooperation between Indian and American colleges.

"Improving research collaborations and two-way academic exchanges between India and the United States is critical under India's National Education Policy (NEP)." Partnership in emerging areas of science and technology between the world's two greatest democracies would promote economic growth and offer doors to developing creative technical solutions to our countries' difficulties," added the UGC chief.

“With the foreign university campus regulations being given the final touches by UGC for the announcement soon, we look forward to working with the liaison office of the diplomatic outposts to facilitate establishing foreign university campuses in India. These are exciting times for higher education,” Jagadesh Kumar added.