10 October 2025

This represents the latest milestone in Global Wales’ ongoing efforts to support partnership between Karnataka and Welsh higher and further education institutions. The success of these collaborative initiatives has been greatly enhanced by the warm engagement and strong partnerships with state and education stakeholders in the region.

The fund will enable institutions in Wales to begin the development of sustainable, long-term relationships with Karnataka institutions, strengthening academic ties, supporting joint research, and facilitating knowledge exchange across borders.

Global Wales will establish an innovation fund of £36,000 to support Wales–Karnataka partnership projects, with each of the eight participating universities in Karnataka contributing a match fund of £4,500, bringing the total cooperative investment to £72,000.

Welsh institutions can bid for funding of £4,500 per project, which can be used in a variety of ways including research scoping, supporting capacity building/training, transnational education, and workshop delivery.



Areas of priority include: digital transformation; net zero, green energy and decarbonisation; agri-tech and rural economy; creative industries and media; population health and biotechnology; and materials and manufacturing (including semiconductors).

This funding announcement follows a recent British Council-led delegation of university leaders from Karnataka, with the Vice Chair of the Karnataka State Higher Education Council, to Wales for a three-day visit, to connect with Welsh universities and explore new opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and global partnerships.

The visit included a Wales-India roundtable focusing on higher education priorities for both nations, attended by British Council Wales, Welsh Government, Medr, Universities Wales and Welsh university representatives. The delegation visited a number of Welsh institutions, marking another step forward in strengthening the ties bet

📌 New funding boosts Wales-India collaboration (Anupgarh)
🏢 Welsh Higher Education Brussels - part of Universities Wales
📍 Anupgarh