Study Abroad: Newcastle VC Unveils Plan To Open Campus In India

After the University of Surrey in the UK announced its plan to open a campus in GIFT City, Gujarat, India, now Newcastle University’s vice-chancellor and president, Chris Day also announced that the university is seriously considering opening a campus in India.

Newcastle University in the UK has announced its plan to open a campus in India. The university’s vice-chancellor and president, Chris Day, said at a British Council event in Delhi that the university is seriously considering opening a campus in India.

“One of the reasons that I’m here… is the idea that UK universities might be looking to set up campuses in-country. It almost seems that every day at the moment there’s another announcement,” said Day.

“It won’t surprise you to hear that Newcastle is seriously considering opening a campus here in India itself. We’re currently thinking about where that might be and who our partners might be. All I can say is, watch this space…. I am now leaving India absolutely convinced that we need to do this. The question is what kind of campus and what subjects and where it will be, rather than if we will have a campus in India,” he added, as reported by The Pie News.

Newcastle Engineer Wins Prestigious Enterprise Fellowship

Royal Academy of Engineering awarded Dr Mahfuz Kama an Enterprise Fellowship to support him as the CEO of RecoVolt, the Newcastle University spin-out company. This company is commercialising an innovative battery discharge system using lithium-ion batteries during the final stage of their life cycle which makes it ready for recycling.

Dr Kamal explained, “For batteries to be recycled safely, any charge still held in the battery needs to be fully discharged. By removing any remaining charge, the risk of fire during the recycling process is reduced. Any remaining charge in the batteries can also be used to power the recycling process, offsetting operational costs.”

Dr Kamal added, “It’s been a team effort to get to this point and I’ve been fortunate to be working alongside great people. Academic Dr Simon Lambert, engineer and entrepreneur Stephen Irish, and finance expert Christoph Atkins have contributed extensive industry knowledge and commercialisation expertise along with University Business Development Manager. Their collective efforts, combined with the support of the Royal Academy of Engineering, are accelerating this innovative solution’s go-to-market phase.”

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