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Today’s edition18 Oct 2026

Campus tracker

Coventry University, GIFT City

In-principle approval from IFSCA in April 2025 for a GIFT City campus, the first for an English university; Coventry is not on IFSCA's March 2026 list of registered campuses.

Stage
Letter of intent
Stage reached
Apr 2025
Regulator
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)

Campus details

InstitutionCoventry University
Home countryUnited Kingdom
Host city and countryGIFT City, Gandhinagar, India
ProgrammesBSc (Hons) International Business Management, BSc (Hons) Business and Finance, according to Times Higher Education
Local partnerStudy World (academic infrastructure provider)
RegulatorInternational Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)

Sources

Stages, dates and programmes are as stated in the sources below and can change before a campus opens. Entry reviewed 17 October 2026.

  1. Coventry University: Coventry University Vice-Chancellor joins Prime Minister in India and announces update on new campus (9 October 2025)
  2. Times Higher Education: Coventry University's new India campus approved (9 April 2025)
  3. IFSCA Division of Foreign University: List of registered International Branch Campuses (IBCs) of foreign universities in GIFT IFSC (March 2026)

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