Indian Education Goes Global: IIFT Gears Up For Overseas Expansion, First Campus To Come Up in Dubai

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, will set up its first international campus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The move has received approvals from the Ministry of Education, along with No Objection Certificates from the Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs, as well as the University Grants Commission.

This is the first overseas expansion in IIFT’s 62-year history.

Congratulating IIFT on this landmark achievement, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said, “This truly reflects the spirit of the National Education Policy 2020, marking a new chapter in the internationalisation of Indian education and its growing role in shaping thought leadership globally. It is also a testament to the strengthening India-UAE partnership, and this new campus will play a pivotal role in moulding the business leaders of tomorrow".

Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal called it a turning point for IIFT and noted the institute’s role in aligning education and research with national trade interests.

IIFT vice chancellor professor Rakesh Mohan Joshi thanked the ministries and agencies involved in facilitating the project and said the Dubai campus would focus on research and training in international trade.

According to the Commerce Ministry, the upcoming Dubai campus of IIFT reflects India's deepening educational collaboration with the UAE and is poised to become a strategic centre for nurturing global business leaders equipped with Indian values and international outlook.

The campus is expected to cater to the Indian diaspora and global learners in the Gulf region.

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