The Union government issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) to the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, to establish their campus in Gurugram on 29 August 2024. This is the first university to get LoI under the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) regulations for setting up foreign universities in the country. The university is expected to start its academic programmes in July, 2025. Courses will be offered in business and management, computing, law, engineering, art and design, biosciences, and life sciences.