New Delhi: On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that various countries have approached the government about establishing IIT campuses in India because they see the country as a "nursery" of fresh possibilities.
At the third anniversary of the establishment of the National Education Policy (NEP), the prime minister announced during his opening address at the "Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam" that a number of international universities are considering opening campuses in India.
India is being seen as a place where new ideas can germinate and spread. We have been approached by a number of nations about establishing IIT campuses in their respective territories. Tanzania and Abu Dhabi will soon be home to two Institute of Technology campuses.... "We are getting a lot of interest from universities all over the world that want to open campuses in India," Modi remarked.—Inputs from Agencies