Gujarat's pvt university launches New Zealand centre of excellence
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A private university in Gujarat’s Vadodara has announced the launch of what it describes as India’s first New Zealand Centre of Excellence at a private institution, aimed at strengthening academic collaboration between the two countries.
Parul University said the centre was inaugurated in the presence of Matthew Ayers, Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand to India, along with senior leaders and academics representing six of New Zealand’s eight universities.
Dr Devanshu Patel, President, Parul University, said, “This Centre of Excellence reflects Parul University’s long-term commitment to building meaningful, structured, and outcome-focused global partnerships. Our vision is to ensure that international collaboration strengthens academic depth, research relevance, and student opportunity,” PTI quoted.
According to the university, the Centre of Excellence has been established after three years of sustained academic, student and research engagement led by Parul University in partnership with Estero Education Services and universities in New Zealand.
The institution said the initiative differs from conventional models where centres are created first and programmes follow later. Instead, it described the new platform as outcome-driven, consolidating existing collaborations that are already operational and producing measurable results.
Through the Centre of Excellence, the university aims to expand structured student pathways, faculty exchanges, joint research projects, sustainability-focused initiatives and long-term academic capacity building with its New Zealand partners.
Dr Preeti Nair, Director – Centre of International Relations & Research (CIRR), Parul University, added, “INSPIRE NZ is the result of sustained academic alignment and collaborative execution. It provides a cohesive platform that integrates student mobility, faculty engagement, and research dialogue into one scalable and future-ready framework.”
Kshitij Garg, Managing Director of Estero Education Services, said the centre formalises a partnership that has already been delivering tangible outcomes. “What makes this Centre of Excellence truly distinctive is that it is built on outcomes, not intent. Parul University has demonstrated what it means to commit institutionally—through leadership support, faculty engagement, and a student-first approach. INSPIRE NZ brings structure, visibility, and long-term direction to a collaboration that was already delivering real impact,” PTI quoted.
The initiative has also received endorsement from New Zealand university partners. Djhoanna Lambert, Associate Director – Global Engagement & Partnerships at Victoria University of Wellington, said, “Incredible energy at the launch of INSPIRE NZ. This partnership—uniting Parul University, Estero Education Services and six of the eight New Zealand universities, including Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington—creates a dynamic platform for connecting academics, researchers, and students across mobility programmes, entrepreneurship, innovation and research. It was a privilege to present two new articulation agreements between Victoria University of Wellington and Parul University in Design Innovation and Computer Science during this auspicious event,” PTI quoted.
The launch comes amid growing momentum in India–New Zealand bilateral ties, including the recent conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, under which education has been identified as a priority area for cooperation.
A private university in Gujarat’s Vadodara has announced the launch of what it describes as India’s first New Zealand Centre of Excellence at a private institution, aimed at strengthening academic collaboration between the two countries.
Parul University said the centre was inaugurated in the...
A private university in Gujarat’s Vadodara has announced the launch of what it describes as India’s first New Zealand Centre of Excellence at a private institution, aimed at strengthening academic collaboration between the two countries.
Parul University said the centre was inaugurated in the presence of Matthew Ayers, Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand to India, along with senior leaders and academics representing six of New Zealand’s eight universities.
Dr Devanshu Patel, President, Parul University, said, “This Centre of Excellence reflects Parul University’s long-term commitment to building meaningful, structured, and outcome-focused global partnerships. Our vision is to ensure that international collaboration strengthens academic depth, research relevance, and student opportunity,” PTI quoted.
According to the university, the Centre of Excellence has been established after three years of sustained academic, student and research engagement led by Parul University in partnership with Estero Education Services and universities in New Zealand.
The institution said the initiative differs from conventional models where centres are created first and programmes follow later. Instead, it described the new platform as outcome-driven, consolidating existing collaborations that are already operational and producing measurable results.
Through the Centre of Excellence, the university aims to expand structured student pathways, faculty exchanges, joint research projects, sustainability-focused initiatives and long-term academic capacity building with its New Zealand partners.
Dr Preeti Nair, Director – Centre of International Relations & Research (CIRR), Parul University, added, “INSPIRE NZ is the result of sustained academic alignment and collaborative execution. It provides a cohesive platform that integrates student mobility, faculty engagement, and research dialogue into one scalable and future-ready framework.”
Kshitij Garg, Managing Director of Estero Education Services, said the centre formalises a partnership that has already been delivering tangible outcomes. “What makes this Centre of Excellence truly distinctive is that it is built on outcomes, not intent. Parul University has demonstrated what it means to commit institutionally—through leadership support, faculty engagement, and a student-first approach. INSPIRE NZ brings structure, visibility, and long-term direction to a collaboration that was already delivering real impact,” PTI quoted.
The initiative has also received endorsement from New Zealand university partners. Djhoanna Lambert, Associate Director – Global Engagement & Partnerships at Victoria University of Wellington, said, “Incredible energy at the launch of INSPIRE NZ. This partnership—uniting Parul University, Estero Education Services and six of the eight New Zealand universities, including Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington—creates a dynamic platform for connecting academics, researchers, and students across mobility programmes, entrepreneurship, innovation and research. It was a privilege to present two new articulation agreements between Victoria University of Wellington and Parul University in Design Innovation and Computer Science during this auspicious event,” PTI quoted.
The launch comes amid growing momentum in India–New Zealand bilateral ties, including the recent conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, under which education has been identified as a priority area for cooperation.
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