IIT Madras inaugurates first international campus in Zanzibar
Hussein Ali Mwinyi, president, chairman, revolutionary council, Zanzibar has inaugurated the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Zanzibar on Monday at the Zanzibar campus in the presence of Tanzanian officials, Indian dignitaries, faculty and students. The IIT Madras Zanzibar is the first ever international campus of an IIT. The historic initiative by the Indian government was undertaken to take the top-quality education system of India to international arenas. In the first batch at IIT Madras Zanzibar, women comprise 40% of the total students admitted to the BS and MTech programmes in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to an official statement.
The existing campus in Bweleo district, located approximately 15 km south of Zanzibar Town, is equipped with international amenities designed to meet the current needs of students. A permanent campus will be built soon jointly by the Government of Zanzibar and the Government of India. The classes for the first academic year 2023-24 commenced in October 2023, the statement said.
Initially, the institute claims to offer BS and MTech programmes, however, in the coming year, it will offer more academic programmes in Data Science and AI. In the first batch at IITM Zanzibar, students from Zanzibar, mainland Tanzania, Nepal and India have been admitted with 40% of women students. Along with Data Science and AI, students will be able to access other interesting opportunities as well, as per the statement.
Apart from a comprehensive curriculum that includes all aspects of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, students will have access to several interesting opportunities during their course of study. These include study abroad/semester exchange programmes
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