Harvard University to roll out executive edn courses in Hyd in Dec

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that the world-renowned Harvard University will start offering executive education courses to the aspirants in Hyderabad from this December.

During a meeting with a delegation from UK business schools, the Chief Minister stated that the Telangana government is taking rapid strides toward transforming the state into a 'Global Knowledge Hub.' On Thursday, the Chief Minister held a meeting at the MCR HRD Institute with a 30-member delegation representing various UK universities.

The group included Lord Karan Bilimoria (UK House of Lords), Janaka Pushpanathan (British Council), Flora Hamilton (CEO, Chartered Association of Business Schools), and representatives from the British Deputy High Commission.

During interaction with Deans and senior officials of various UK business schools, CM Revanth Reddy assured the delegation that the state government is fully prepared to meet the specific requirements of these universities.

The process of establishing offshore campuses in Hyderabad by prestigious institutions such as MIT and Purdue is already underway, the Chief Minister stated that the arrival of foreign educational institutions would facilitate collaboration with local universities and industries, as well as enable research activities to be conducted locally. Global corporate would also turn their attention to the Telangana sate if the UK business schools were established in the state .

The CM highlighted that students and faculty in the state would gain access to international institutions, global experience, and world-class opportunities from the offshore campuses in Telangana.

CM Revanth Reddy stressed that the partnership with prominent international universities—such as Harvard, MIT, the University of London, Virginia Tech, and Northeastern University would provide an opportunity to offer executive programmes, dual-degree courses, faculty training and research. The government was also working to enhance students' proficiency in foreign languages such as English, German, and Japanese.

Extending an invitation to the delegation for the 'Invest Telangana Global Summit 2026,' scheduled to be held there in December, Revanth Reddy announced that key stakeholders in the UK education sector would be specially invited to the global summit.

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