The MoU for setting up of campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar, Tanzania has been signed between the Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India and Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) Zanzibar, Tanzania
The MoU for setting up of campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar, Tanzania has been signed today between the Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India, IIT Madras and Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) Zanzibar, Tanzania, in the presence of Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India and Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar.
This is the first ever IIT campus to be set up outside India. It is reflective of the longstanding friendship between India and Tanzania and a reminder of the focus India places on building people to people ties across Africa and the Global South.
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said that MoU signing for setting up the IIT Madras- Zanzibar campus marks a historic beginning towards internationalisation of higher education.
He further said “The initiative is an embodiment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to strengthen South-South cooperation as well as forge stronger people-to-people ties with Africa. National Education Policy 2020 is paving the way for making knowledge a key component of bilateral relations as well as for advancing global good.”
Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, High Commissioner of India, Tanzania, Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras and Khalid Masoud Wazir, Acting Principal Secretary, MoEVT Zanzibar, signed the MoU on behalf of MoE, Govt. of India, IIT Madras and MoEVT Zanzibar- Tanzania, respectively.
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 focuses on Internationalisation and recommends that “High performing Indian universities will be encouraged to set up campuses in other countries”.
Recognising the strategic partnership between Tanzania and India, the relationship of educational partnership has been formalised by signing the document which provides the framework for the Parties to detail out the setting up of the proposed campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar- Tanzania, with plans to launch programs in Oct 2023.
