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Manipal Global Education to set up a 135-acre university in Sri Lanka

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Samreen Ahmad Bengaluru
Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE), a unit of the Manipal Group, is going to set up a 135-acre university in Sri Lanka. 

The campus, located in Kalutara, would come up in three years but the courses would begin by the end of this year on its temporary campus in Colombo, said Ravi Panchanadan, chief executive officer of MaGE.

MaGE had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Sri Lankan government one and a half years ago, Panchanadan said. “The Sri Lankan government in its vision 2025 envisages itself to be a hub for digital and technology industries. It has also