The Ministry of Education handed over Letter of Approval to University of Liverpool, United Kingdom to establish its branch campus in Bengaluru, Karnataka
The LoA was handed over by Dr. Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC)
Recipient was Professor Richard Grose, Provost, University of Liverpool Bengaluru
Event witnessed by Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, and UK Foreign Secretary Rt. Hon. Yvette Cooper
Also attended by Shri Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary to Government of India, and Ms. Lindy Cameron, CB OBE, British High Commissioner to India
University was granted Letter of Intent (LoI) on May 26, 2025 in New Delhi under UGC (Setting Up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023
University completed required academic, infrastructure and regulatory preparations over past year
LoA granted after assessment of readiness and compliance with Regulations by UGC
Campus will offer Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes in business management, computer science, game design, finance and biomedical sciences
University plans to introduce additional disciplines in coming years
University of Liverpool established in 1881
University is ranked among top universities globally
This establishment represents implementation milestone for National Education Policy 2020
