Khaitan & Co and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Guide UWA on Setting Up Indian Campus

Transaction Overview

Khaitan & Co and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advised the University of Western Australia (UWA) on its cross-border regulatory expansion to establish an offshore academic campus in India. Legal counsel structured the establishment framework under University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations for foreign higher educational institutions and guided the entity on corporate governance, intellectual property licensing, and local entity structuring. This milestone transaction represents a high-profile move in cross-border educational partnerships within the South Asian jurisdiction.