PM Modi Greenlights India Campus For Australian University By 2023-End

The University of Wollongong (UOW) has received licence approval to establish a campus in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in India. The approval came after a meeting between UOW Vice-Chancellor Professor Patricia M Davidson and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 12.

UOW plans to start its operations in GIFT City by the end of this year and will offer graduate and postgraduate courses in computing, finance, and financial technology. The university also plans to establish a Global Capital Markets Research Centre in its GIFT City location. UOW aims to provide an affordable Australian education within India, by a highly ranked and experienced global university.

The student fees will be set at 50% of those incurred by international students studying at UOW's Australian campus. The university plans to commence with a Graduate Certificate in Computing and a Master of Computing in the Finance domain, followed by a Master of Applied Finance and Master of Financial Technology in 2024, and then a Bachelor of Business and Computing Science in 2025. UOW has campuses in Dubai, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, in addition to its Australian campuses.