莫迪会见澳大利亚高等教育界，弗林德斯宣布设立印度校区

The campus is due to welcome its first students early next year, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in business and technology in Southern India’s booming high-tech hub.

The deal was made public this week to coincide with the Indian Prime Minister’s trip to Australia, with Finders University receiving a Letter of Intent from India’s University Grants Commission. It coincides with a high-level meeting among key stakeholders in Australia’s international education sector – including nine Universities Australia vice-chancellors and deputy vice-chancellors.

Modi is visiting Australia for the third Australia–India annual summit in Melbourne, with Albanese underscoring that Indian students are “welcomed and valued members” of Australian campuses and communities. It follows a surge in Australian institutions announcing overseas campuses in India.

“Australian university campuses in India are a cornerstone of our education partnership, driving innovation, skills development and economic growth in both countries,” said Albanese.

Stakeholders have hailed the resurgence of bilateral relations between Australia and India in the wake of the new campus being announced.

Flinders University vice-chancellor Colin Stirling hailed the Bengaluru campus as a “landmark moment” for the institution and “an exciting step in our international journey”.

“With visa approvals so low, the only bright light of our bilateral education relationship is offshore delivery,” said CEO of the International Education Association of Australia (IEAA), Phil Honeywood, who attended the meeting with Prime Minister Modi.

With visa approvals so low, the only bright light of our bilateral education relationship is offshore delivery

Phil Honeywood，IEAA

Honeywood noted that TNE opportunities hold a particular attraction for Australian institutions against the backdrop of the country’s renewed National Planning Level.