First IIT campus exterior India to come back up in Tanzania’s Zanzibar

 The first IIT campus exterior India might be arrange in Tanzania’s Zanzibar. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for organising of 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 (MoEVT) Zanzibar on Wednesday.

The organising of the IIT campus in Zanzibar demonstrates the longstanding friendship between India and Tanzania, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated in an official assertion. Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, High Commissioner of India to Tanzania, Professor Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras, and Khalid Masoud Wazir, Acting Principal Secretary, MoEVT Zanzibar, signed the MoU on behalf of Ministry of Education, Government of India, IIT Madras and Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Zanzibar, respectively.

“This campus is reflective of the longstanding friendship between India and Tanzania and a reminder of the focus India places on building people-to-people ties across Africa and the Global South,” the MEA stated in a press launch.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi witnessed the signing of the settlement on organising of IIT Madras campus in Zanzibar. Jaishankar tweeted, “Witnessed the signing of the agreement on setting up of @iitmadras Zanzibar campus. Appreciate President @DrHmwinyi gracing the occasion, as also the presence of his Ministers. This historic step reflects India’s commitment to the Global South.”

According to MEA, the organising of the IIT Campus shall additionally improve India’s repute internationally and its diplomatic relationships and develop the worldwide footprint of IIT Madras. It may also doubtless improve the standard of IIT Madras training and analysis additional attributable to pupil and school variety from the worldwide campus. It will additional serve to deepen analysis collaborations with different top-ranked educational establishments worldwide.

“IIT campus in Zanzibar-Tanzania is envisioned as a world-class higher education and research institution with a broader mission to develop competencies in response to emerging global requirements, deepen ties between the nations, and support research and innovation in the region. It will serve as an example to the world, of the aspirational qualities of Indian higher education and innovation,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated.

The MEA famous that the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 focuses on Internationalization and recommends that “high-performing Indian universities will be encouraged to set up campuses in other countries.”

It said that this distinctive partnership will deliver the top-ranked instructional experience of IITM to a chief vacation spot in Africa and serve the present crucial wants of the area.

“Recognizing the strategic partnership between Tanzania and India, the relationship of educational partnership has been formalized by signing the document which provides the framework for the Parties to detail out the setting up of the proposed campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar- Tanzania, with plans to launch programs in Oct 2023,” the MEA stated within the press launch.

According to MEA, the educational packages, curricula, pupil choice facets and pedagogical particulars might be by IIT Madras. The capital and working expenditure might be met by the federal government of Zanzibar-Tanzania.

IIT Madras levels might be awarded to the scholars enrolled within the campus that might be arrange in Tanzania, the MEA stated. The interdisciplinary levels are anticipated to draw a various cohort and can embrace college students from Africa and different nations as effectively. Indian college students are additionally eligible to use to those packages. 

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