Perth found a berth in Mumbai as the University of Western Australia (UWA), located in Perth, Australia, opened its first India campus in Andheri East. The UWA Mumbai will be located at Airport Road, Marol, and the first group of students will start this month at the UWA Mumbai campus.  At the launch on Friday morning, marked by optimism and young energy, speakers made much of the India-Australia relationship, stating that the Mumbai campus will be followed by the opening of a UWA campus in Chennai next month.

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Professor Amit Chakma, vice-chancellor, UWA, said, “This was a vision we were working towards for some time, and today that has become reality. Establishing a University anywhere is monumental. Overseas, though, that task becomes even more challenging. The UWA is bullish about a future in this country. India is one of the most dynamic countries in the world. We do not see this as a one-way relationship. We come here bringing our knowledge, but we also take back knowledge to Australia.”