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Karnataka’s KWIN City to Host Premium Global Educational Institutions

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Karnataka’s Minister for Commerce, Industries, and Infrastructure, MB Patil, announced plans to establish the Knowledge, Wellbeing, and Innovation (KWIN) City as a premier educational hub, offering land to host the Tata IISc Medical School and other global institutions. Spanning 5,800 acres between Dabaspet and Doddaballapur, KWIN City will comprise four key districts—Knowledge, Health, Innovation, and Research—designed to attract world-class academic and research institutions. Patil has extended an invitation to the Tata Group and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to consider setting up the Tata IISc Medical School in KWIN City, emphasizing the government’s commitment to supporting transformative educational initiatives. Tata Group had earlier pledged ₹500 crore for the medical school on IISc’s Bengaluru campus. “We encourage IISc and the Tata Group to explore this project in KWIN City or consider future endeavours here,” Patil stated on X, highlighting the government’s proactive approach. The minister also announced plans for a roundtable led by the Karnataka Chief Minister to engage not-for-profits and foundations interested in investing in education, skilling, and innovation. “KWIN City aims to attract the top 500 foreign educational institutions to establish campuses in India by leveraging UGC regulations,” he added, emphasizing academia-industry collaboration to position Karnataka as a global education leader. Patil has initiated discussions with international institutions, including Johns Hopkins University, University of Liverpool, and York University, offering them opportunities to establish campuses in KWIN City. KWIN City will also feature a Life Sciences Park, aimed at making it Asia’s leading hub for academic medicine and healthcare innovation, attracting national and international hospitals. As an educationist, Patil underscored the transformative potential of institutions in driving local economic growth, describing KWIN City as a long-term engine of innovation for India. “One single institution can accelerate the local economy,” he noted. With its futuristic vision and robust infrastructure plans, KWIN City promises to redefine Karnataka’s role in global education and research. Source: Money Control Photo Credit: Money Control

UGC Directs Higher Education Institutions to Restrict Enrolment of Foreign Nationals in Online Programs

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a notice to all higher education institutions, instructing them to avoid admitting foreign nationals into open and distance learning (ODL) programs. This directive aligns with the eligibility criteria outlined in UGC regulations Annexure III, which specify that only students residing in India are eligible for enrolment in ODL programs. According to regulation 23 of the UGC ODL Programmes and Online Programmes Regulations, 2020, learners residing in any part of the country may enrol in programs offered by recognized higher educational institutions. However, all activities related to learners, including admissions, contact programs, and examinations, must be conducted strictly within the territorial jurisdiction of the institution. The notice also references a notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs, which states that no student visa will be issued to foreign nationals sponsored by certain educational institutes, including franchise educational institutes, off-campus centers, and study centers of open universities offering distance learning programs without statutory sanction from regulatory authorities. As a result, higher education institutions recognized to offer ODL programs are directed not to enrol any foreign nationals in such programs. Only learners residing in India are permitted to be enrolled in ODL programs, in compliance with the territorial jurisdiction defined in UGC regulations.