Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:10am on 07 Nov 2023,Tuesday Education
IIT Madras inaugurated its first international campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania on Monday. The new campus, located in Bweleo district near Zanzibar Town, was opened by the President of Zanzibar Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi. It is part of the Indian government's efforts to expand the global footprint of the country's premier educational institutes like IITs. The Zanzibar campus will initially offer programs in Data Science and AI at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with 40% female students in the first batch. IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti and Tanzanian Minister of Education Adolf F Mkenda virtually attended the event. The campus has hostel, dining and medical facilities. IIT Madras aims to provide world-class technical education in Africa through this pioneering overseas expansion.
