Jamia exploring possibilities to open overseas campus in middle-east

Recently, two of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), IIT Delhi, and IIT Madras have signed MoUs to set up their campuses outside India.

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is exploring possibilities to open overseas campuses in middle-east and other foreign countries. Jamia Vice Chancellor shared the update during the Centenary Year Convocation of the university.

Recently, two of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have signed MoUs to set up their campuses outside India. IIT Delhi will be setting up a campus in Abu Dhabi, and IIT Madras is in the process of starting a campus at Zanzibar in Africa.

JMI VC, Prof. Najma Akhtar said that the university wants to strengthen its bounding with its alumni across the globe. The Central University organized its grand Centenary Year Convocation during which it awarded degrees and diplomas to the passed out students of 2019 and 2020. Around twelve thousand five hundred students passed out in these two years including around 800 gold medallists and Ph.D.

Prof. Akhtar also announced that announcing that JMI got approval from the Union Government to set up a Medical College. The Vice-Chancellor highlighted various achievements of the university in the last few years and the future plans to further strengthen the ‘Brand Jamia’. She announced that JMI is exploring possibilities to open overseas campuses in middle-east and other foreign countries and wants to strengthen its bounding with its alumni across the globe.

On setting up a medical college at JMI Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan said that JMI will not just start a medical college but we should try to make JMI an Urban Research Centre to solve the complicated medical issues of the world.

Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar complimented all the graduating students, teachers and parents. He said to students “You have earned your degrees, but learning is a life-long passion. You have acquired knowledge through education and now you must carefully cultivate this knowledge to harvest the wisdom”.

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