University of Liverpool to open campus in Bengaluru; admission from next year

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a group picture with Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, Tim Jones, University Grants Commission (UGC) interim Chairperson Vineet Joshi, British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron, and others during the Letter of Intent (LoI) handover ceremony by UGC to the University of Liverpool to set up a campus in Bengaluru, in New Delhi on Monday (May 26, 2025). | Photo Credit: ANI

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan presided over the Letter of Intent (LoI) handover ceremony to the University of Liverpool on Monday (May 26, 2025) in New Delhi. This is the second foreign university to be issued an LoI under the UGC (Setting up and operation of campuses of foreign higher educational institutions in India) Regulations, 2023.

He said the LoI reaffirms India’s emergence as a trusted partner in global higher education. He said it is another milestone in India’s journey of deepening academic partnerships with leading global universities — an aspiration embedded in the National Education Policy, 2020.

Mr. Pradhan urged to focus on areas like R&D and innovations, and stated that it is noteworthy that the University of Liverpool will focus on STEM-related research leading to innovation.

He highlighted that it is the fourth foreign university to publicly announce its presence in India. The university will open its campus in Bengaluru. By this academic year, 15 foreign universities will be coming to India, especially in STEMB (Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine, and Business), he added.

Vineet Joshi, UGC Chairman, said that the University of Liverpool has received formal approval from the UGC to open the first foreign university campus in Bengaluru.

The inaugural cohort of undergraduate and postgraduate students will join the university in August 2026, initially offering programmes in business management, accounting and finance, computer science, and biomedical sciences.

It will also introduce a programme in game design — a unique offering for a U.K. university campus in India to offer this innovative subject.

The Bengaluru campus will create a research-intensive environment. Important fundamental, applied, and industry-driven research will be based on the Bengaluru campus, providing solutions to a range of global and local challenges and needs.

Indian students will also have access to the global mobility scheme, providing important opportunities for academic, professional and personal development both in Liverpool and across the world.

Published - May 26, 2025 10:46 pm IST