‘First IIT campus beyond Indian borders finds its home in Tanzania’, says MEA
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommends that "high performing Indian universities will be encouraged to set up campuses in other countries". The campus, named IIT Madras at Zanzibar, is set to commence operations in October 2023 and will initially admit 50 undergraduate students and 20 master's students.
Zanzibar will become one of three international campuses for IIT, alongside Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur. Earlier this year, India and Tanzania held the second edition of the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, on June 28 and 29.
During the meeting, the two countries engaged in discussions aimed at strengthening security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).The Ministry of Defence issued a statement highlighting the focus on enhancing cooperation in this strategic maritime area.
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