India's GIFT City campus to be Deakin University's 1st international foray

University of Wollongong also likely to announce a campus

In a big early win for its efforts to attract foreign universities, India is set to be the first off-shore campus location for Australia’s Deakin University.

According to sources, Deakin University is likely to announce the setting up of a campus within the GIFT City at Gandhinagar in Gujarat state of India. An announcement in this regard is likely to be made on March 8 when Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to visit Ahmedabad.

However, what marks the significance of the probable announcement is that India has bagged the coveted distinction of being any leading foreign university’s first