IIM Bangalore To Set Up First Overseas Campus In Indonesia
India and Indonesia sign a series of agreements to expand cooperation in technology, education and innovation
NEW DELHI: India and Indonesia have signed a series of agreements to expand cooperation in technology, education and innovation, including a proposal to set up a campus of IIM Bangalore in Indonesia.
Announcing the decision after talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the new campus will serve students from Indonesia as well as the wider ASEAN region.
“We are going to establish a campus of India’s prestigious management institute, IIM Bangalore, in Indonesia; this will greatly benefit the youth across the entire ASEAN region,” Modi said.
From Bengaluru to Indonesia….India’s knowledge footprint expands!
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi announced the establishment of @IIM_Bangalore first international campus in Indonesia.
The campus will strengthen India-Indonesia academic ties, benefit students across… pic.twitter.com/eCF9zE4LDl
— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) July 7, 2026
Both the countries have also signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), telecommunications, digital public infrastructure and startups.
The Prime Minister said both countries would work together to promote technology collaboration among young people.
The leaders have also agreed to expand cooperation in the space sector through joint research, technology sharing and capacity building.
Modi said India and Indonesia would continue to build on their long-standing partnership in space.
The announcement came during Modi’s official visit to Indonesia, the first leg of his three-nation tour that will also include Australia and New Zealand.
The move follows the international expansion of IIM, Ahmedabad, which became the first IIM to establish an overseas campus.
The institute announced plans for its Dubai campus during its 60th convocation in the previous year, with Director Bharat Bhasker saying the first programme would begin in September last year.
An Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed with Dubai authorities as part of India’s push to internationalise higher education.
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