University Of Southampton Plans To Enroll 10K Students At India Campus In 10 Years

The University Of Southampton is planning to enroll the creamy students at its Gurugram campus which is going to be functional from next year.

Study abroad: The University Of Southampton is planning to enrol 10,000 students at its Gurugram campus. They are targeting the creamy layer of students.

According to the university, every year outstanding students who do not get admission to the Indian top league institutes including IIMs, IITs, and ISB go either to study abroad or weaker colleges. The university intends to enrol such students at the Gurugram campus.

Oxford International Education is helping the university set up the campus and enrol the students. Lil Bremermann-Richard, group CEO of Oxford International Education said, “India has a huge young population who wants high-quality tertiary education. The Indian government of India has opened the doors for foreign quality universities. We see a great opportunity with University of Southampton which is ranked top in several global rankings,” as reported by Financial Express.

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The University of Southampton in India is all set to start with two master's and four undergraduate programmes with a focus on engineering and management education.

“We are starting small. We will have about 200 students in the first year. We will progressively grow with an ambition to get close to enrolling 10,000 students annually in about 10 years. However, high-quality education is not about volume,” said Bremermann-Richard.

“We are prepared to bring academics from overseas. We are aware of the shortage of high-quality academics. We are opening the doors for the best. In the beginning, we will have more foreign academics, particularly from the UK. But we are hoping to reach a good balance in the future,” added Bremermann-Richard.

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