Exclusive roundtable on KWIN-City Project during GIM Invest Karnataka 2025

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil said on Tuesday that an exclusive roundtable session on the Karnataka government's ambitious KWIN-City project will be held during Global Investors' Meet (GIM) 2025. This session, said the minister, will feature participation from Indian and international universities, as well as leading institutions, and aims to foster collaborations in education, research, and innovation.

Scheduled for February 13, the session is also expected to witness the signing of MoUs between foreign and Indian universities, said a press release issued by Karnataka government. Highlighting the significance of this initiative, Patil noted that under UGC norms, the world's top 500 universities are permitted to establish campuses in India, and Karnataka will leverage this opportunity. The GIM 2025 will not focus solely on industrial investments but will also prioritise research, skill development, and ancillary sectors aimed at creating a highly skilled workforce, Patil added, emphasising that KWIN-City represents a futuristic urban development model aligned with global standards in entrepreneurship, skills.

According to him, the one-and-a-half-hour roundtable will see participation from key state government figures, including Higher Education Minister M C Sudhakar, Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, and other senior officials. Several universities such as Azim Premji University, PES University, MS Ramaiah University, Dayananda Sagar University, Chanakya University, St. Joseph's University, BLDE University and Christ University been invited.