HYDERABAD: Harvard University will start offering executive education courses in Hyderabad from December 2026, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has said.
The announcement came at a meeting with a delegation of UK business schools and universities at the MCR Human Resource Development Institute in Hyderabad.
The initiative is part of the Telangana government’s plan to develop the state into a ‘Global Knowledge Hub’, with a focus on international education, industry partnerships and research.
Revanth Reddy said the arrival of international educational institutions would create opportunities for collaboration between foreign universities, local institutions and industries.
The world is looking towards Hyderabad..!!
Not just for investments & business, but for knowledge, skills, talent, innovation and the ideas that will shape the future of the world.Yesterday at MCRHRD, I met with a delegation of leading UK business schools and universities to deepen partnerships in executive education, research, global skills and industry-academia collaboration.
From December, Harvard Executive Education programmes will be offered in #Hyderabad, with collaborations also underway with MIT, Purdue, University of London, Virginia Tech and Northeastern University.
#BharatFutureCity will take this vision further – bringing together a world-class Education Hub, Young India Skills University, global companies, cutting-edge research and the talent for the future.
Our goal is clear: make Telangana a place where the world comes to learn, innovate and invest.
$1 Trillion by 2034 | $3 Trillion by 2047. That’s our target..!!#GlobalHyderabad
#TelanganaRising2047— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) September 18, 2026
He said the government was ready to support international universities and business schools seeking to establish a presence in Telangana.
The meeting included representatives from around 30 UK universities, along with House of Lords member Karan Bilimoria, British Council representative Janaka Pushpanathan and Chartered Association of Business Schools CEO Flora Hamilton.
The chief minister said discussions are also underway regarding offshore campuses of institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Purdue University in Hyderabad.
He highlighted potential partnerships with Harvard, MIT, the University of London, Virginia Tech and Northeastern University in areas such as executive education, dual-degree programmes, faculty training and research.
The state government is also developing the Young India Skills University in Bharat Future City, alongside plans for an education hub.
Revanth Reddy invited UK education representatives to the Invest Telangana Global Summit 2026, scheduled to be organised in December.