SAU launches journalism and digital media courses, PhDs in various subjects including climate change
Updated On: 25 February, 2026 01:54 PM IST | Mumbai | Buzz
SAU launches new UG, PG and PhD programs for 2026–27, including Journalism, Business Analytics, Law and Quantum Computing.

South Asian University
South Asian University (SAU), Maidangarhi, New Delhi, has launched postgraduate programs in MA in Journalism and Digital Media and MS in Business Analytics from the 2026-27 academic session. The university has launched new PhD programmes in Management, Climate Change, English, and Chemistry to strengthen research. A cutting-edge specialization in Quantum Computing has also been introduced under B.Tech. CSE, enabling the university to play a leading role in the field of new technologies, said Prof. K.K. Aggarwal, President, SAU.
Addressing a press conference on the university campus, Prof. Aggarwal said that SAU, founded by the governments of SAARC countries and based on the vision of "Knowledge Without Borders," is entering its 16th academic year. To mark this occasion, several new academic programmes have been launched for the 2026-27 session. This year, the university has opened admissions for a total of 1,610 seats, including 50 PhD scholarship seats, 780 undergraduate and 780 postgraduate programme seats.
