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Naidu Pitches Amaravati as Education Hub with NUS Campus Offer
Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu met NUS President Tan Eng Chye on Monday, proposing a satellite campus in Amaravati. The university will examine the possibility, a government release said. A feasibility study before end-2025 would signal momentum.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu invited the National University of Singapore to set up an international branch or satellite campus in Amaravati during his visit to Singapore on Monday. He met NUS President Tan Eng Chye to discuss academic collaboration, research partnerships, and higher education expansion in the state, according to a government release.
Naidu said the state was working to develop Amaravati as a global education and knowledge hub. Several prestigious institutions already had a presence in the new capital region, he told Tan. The chief minister proposed NUS become a key partner in the state's higher education ecosystem. He also asked the NUS Policy Institute to help design innovative public policies to boost investment and economic growth in Andhra Pradesh.
NUS professors asked about Amaravati's progress and recalled the university's role in preparing the city's original master plan. Tan responded positively, according to the release. He said NUS would examine the possibility of establishing a presence in Amaravati and explore deeper collaboration with the state.