Deakin University awarded degrees to the first batch from its GIFT City campus, marking the first time students earned an Australian degree in India without going abroad. Enabled by NEP 2020, the milestone reflects India’s push to become a global education hub, offering internationally recognised qualifications at lower cost with strong industry linkages.
Ahmedabad: India took a decisive stride towards becoming a global education powerhouse on Monday as Deakin University conferred degrees to the first graduating cohort of its GIFT City campus, an event that signals the arrival of world-class international education within the country’s borders.
The ceremony, held on March 23, marks the first instance of students in India receiving an Australian university degree without travelling overseas, a development widely seen as a structural breakthrough under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The policy’s push to internationalise higher education is now visibly translating into institutional reality, with Deakin emerging as the first foreign university to establish a physical campus in India.
Presided over by Deakin Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin, the landmark event was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel and Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Phillip Green OAM, reflecting strong bilateral endorsement of this academic partnership.
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