PM Narendra Modi Invites German Universities To Open Campuses In India
India and Germany reaffirm commitment to expanding the teaching of the German language in India, including in secondary schools, universities and vocational training centres, to support education, employability and integration.
NEW DELHI: India and Germany have announced a major expansion of cooperation in higher education, skilling, student mobility and cultural exchanges, positioning people-to-people ties as a central pillar of their strategic partnership.
During bilateral talks in Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz noted the sharp rise in Indian students in Germany and the steady growth of joint and dual degree programmes, collaborative research initiatives and institutional partnerships between universities in both countries.
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PM @narendramodi and Chancellor @Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz held one-to-one and delegation level talks in Gandhinagar. The two leaders called for giving further momentum and elevating the Strategic Partnership. Their… pic.twitter.com/zCFWD0JJn6
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The two leaders welcomed the creation of an Indo-German Comprehensive Roadmap on Higher Education, aimed at deepening long-term institutional linkages and expanding academic collaboration.
Modi invited leading German universities to set up campuses in India under the National Education Policy, signalling India’s push to attract top global institutions.
Both sides also acknowledged the strengthening of ties between Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and German Technical Universities, calling these partnerships key drivers of research collaboration, innovation and advanced skills development.