India, July 17 -- The University of Southampton on Wednesday inaugurated its first international campus in Gurugram, located at the International Tech Park in Sector 59, becoming the first foreign university to set up a full-fledged campus in India under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

The launch event was attended by Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, and British high commissioner to India Lindy Cameron, alongside several dignitaries including UGC chairman Vineet Joshi and Southampton University vice chancellor Lord Patel.

Calling it a "key milestone" for India's education sector, Pradhan said the establishment reflects India's growing prominence in the global higher educati...