University of Liverpool opens campus in Bengaluru; 300 students enrolled

Around 300 students have enrolled across six undergraduate (UG) and two postgraduate (PG) programmes at the University of Liverpool. | Photo Credit: File photo

Around 300 students have enrolled across six undergraduate (UG) and two postgraduate (PG) programmes at the University of Liverpool. The campus was officially inaugurated in Bengaluru on Thursday.

According to details shared by the university, around 20,000 students applied for admission, of whom 300 were selected based on eligibility criteria such as English language proficiency and Class 12 marks.

Speaking to The Hindu, Tim Jones, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool, said, “Bengaluru was our destination in India largely because it is a vibrant, entrepreneurial and technology-driven city. Our partnerships with universities and institutions in the city, including the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Hindustan Unilever, are longstanding.”