CM invites Oxford University Professors To Collab With Telangana

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday invited Oxford University to set up a centre in Hyderabad and collaborate with Telangana in executive education and specialised research.

As part of the Telangana Rising delegation, Revanth Reddy visited Oxford University and held discussions with Prof. Maya Tudor of the Blavatnik School of Government and Prof. Faisal Devji of Balliol College.

During his interaction, the Chief Minister outlined the Telangana Rising vision and the state's plans to transform Hyderabad into a global education hub.

K. Ramakrishna Rao, adviser and ex-officio special chief secretary, CMO, gave a presentation on opportunities available to foreign universities under the Central government's National Education Policy, with emphasis on the advantages offered by Hyderabad and Telangana.

Professors Tudor and Devji responded positively and offered several contexts for collaboration with the Telangana government. The delegation invited Oxford representatives to send a team to the Telangana Rising Global Summit, scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on December 7, 8 and 9, 2026.

Revanth Reddy also visited the portrait of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Somerville College, where she was an alumna. The portrait was gifted to the college by Sonia Gandhi in 2002.

Later, the Chief Minister visited the Utilita Bowl, run by the GMR Group, along with GMR Group corporate chairman Kiran Kumar Grandhi. The integrated sporting facility includes a golf course, other sporting infrastructure and a hotel.

Revanth Reddy held discussions with Ramakrishna Rao and the GMR global sports unit and invited the group to invest in and contribute to creating sporting infrastructure in Telangana. The Chief Minister was scheduled to visit Emirates Stadium later on Friday to watch an EPL match between Arsenal and Coventry.

Source: www.deccanchronicle.com