India, June 27 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is set to open its first sub-campus in the United States by 2027 in partnership with the State University of New York at Old Westbury (SUNY Old Westbury) at its Long Island campus.

A letter of intent was signed by IIT Bombay director Prof Shireesh Kedare and SUNY Old Westbury president Dr Timothy E Sams in the presence of consul general Binaya S Pradhan, who connected the two institutions. Work will now begin on creating new academic programmes in science and engineering focused on emerging fields such as artificial intelligence.

Kedare, in a virtual press conference, said that IIT Bombay would initially offer certificate courses at the US campus and long-term academic pr...