India, March 26 -- The state government has invited five of the world's top universities to set up campuses in Third Mumbai, a new city that will be developed on the edge of Navi Mumbai. These universities will be located in Edu City, the education hub in Third Mumbai.

On Tuesday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, "We will be creating Edu City in this new Mumbai. We have entered into an understanding with five foreign universities, which are in the top 50 ranks globally. We have invited them to set up campuses here. Of the five, three universities are from the United States of America, and one each from Australia and the United Kingdom," said Fadnavis, who did not name the universities, while speaking at the USIBC 50th Anniversary S...