Revanth Reddy invites Oxford University to set up centre in Hyderabad

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has invited Oxford University to establish an executive education and research centre in Hyderabad. During his visit to Oxford, he held discussions with senior professors and extended an invitation to participate in the Telangana Rising Global Summit scheduled for December 2026.

Hyderabad: Chief Minister Revanth Reddy invited Oxford University to bring its executive education programmes and specialized research capabilities to Hyderabad and set up a centre in the city.

He visited the 900-year-old Oxford University on Friday as part of the Telangana Rising delegation. During his visit, he held talks with Professors Maya Tudor of Blavatnik School of Government and Faisal Devji of Balliol College.

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K Ramakrishna Rao, Advisor and Ex-officio Special Chief Secretary, CMO gave a detailed presentation on the opportunities available to foreign universities as part of the Central government’s National Education Policy, with emphasis on advantages they would have in Hyderabad and Telangana.

Professors Tudor and Devji responded positively and offered several avenues for collaboration with the Telangana government.

The Telangana delegation also invited the Oxford representatives to send a team for the Telangana Rising Global Summit which will be held in Hyderabad on December 7, 8 and 9, 2026.

Subsequently, the Chief Minister visited the portrait of late former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Somerville College, of which she was an alumna. The portrait was gifted to the college by Sonia Gandhi in 2002.

Later in the day, the Chief Minister visited the Utilita Bowl run by the GMR group along with Kiran Kumar Grandhi, Corporate Chairman of GMR Group. The integrated sporting facility includes a golf course, other sporting infrastructure and a hotel.