The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to be set up in Africa will come up in October 2023 in Tanzania.
* IIT Madras will set up its first International campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania, with plans to to start the classes by October 2023.
* This information was shared by IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti in his presidential address at IIT Madras’ 64th Institute Day.
* In February 2023 , a team of five professors from IIT Madras visited Tanzania and held discussions with various officials on starting the campus..
Source : The Hindu Businessline