India's premier technology Institute, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), is now going global. The Foreign Ministry has announced today that the first campus of IIT outside India will be opened in Zanzibar, East African country Tanzania.
For the same, Foreign Minister S. Jayashankar, who is currently on a tour of Tanzania, and Zanzibar President Hussain Ali Mwynayi on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) .
The MoU for setting up a campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar was signed between the Ministry of Education, Government of India, IIT Madras and the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Zanzibar, Tanzania on July 5 2023, according to an official statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
This pioneering partnership will pave the way for the establishment of an IIT Madras Campus in Tanzania, opening up exciting avenues for knowledge exchange and empowering students in both nations.#IITsGoGlobal
— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) July 6, 2023
The MEA has also cited the National Education Policy of the year 2020 in its statement wherein Govt encourages high-performing Indian universities to start their campuses in other countries.
Witnessed the signing of the agreement on setting up of @iitmadras Zanzibar campus.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 5, 2023
Appreciate President @DrHmwinyi gracing the occasion, as also the presence of his Ministers.
This historic step reflects India’s commitment to the Global South. pic.twitter.com/X3vdnICnSE
With a batch of 50 undergraduate students and 20 master's students, IIT is opening its first-ever overseas campus in Tanzania's Zanzibar in October 2023. The new IIT campus will be set up under the name "IIT Madras at Zanzibar". Zanzibar will be one of three campuses outside of India, with the others located in Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur.
The Programs will commence from October 2023. IIT Madras will manage Student selection, pedagogy and conferring of Degrees.
The Collaboration is to boost diplomatic relations between India and Tanzania.
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