‘A big opportunity for engineering aspirants’: Indian students excited about IIT campus in UAE

‘A big opportunity for engineering aspirants’: Indian students excited about IIT campus in UAE

IIT’s establishment in the UAE is a part of the India-UAE trade deal signed on February 18

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Published: Mon 21 Feb 2022, 4:58 PM

Aspiring engineering students and parents in the UAE have lauded India's decision to set up the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the UAE.

While Indian media have speculated that the first IIT campus outside of India will be established in Dubai, the exact location and other specifications are yet to be revealed.

In an address to delegates and media ahead of the ongoing Festival of Ideas, Sunjay Sudhir, Ambassador of India to the UAE, said: “Building on our historical education links, our leaders have decided to establish an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the UAE. Hope more such institutions of excellence can come to the UAE in the future."

IIT’s establishment in the UAE is a part of the India-UAE trade deal signed on February 18. The Indian community and IIT aspirants in the country are jubilant after hearing the news.

Anuradha Chakraborty, an Indian expat in Dubai, said: "My daughter Aoishi is in Grade 12 already and the institute will obviously not open by the time she finishes school. But at least she can