Surrey education around the world
Surrey education, worldwide
Transnational education (TNE) is an important part of Surrey's international ambition, bringing Surrey education and expertise to students beyond our campus in Guildford. Working with partners around the world, we create opportunities for students to access Surrey teaching, degrees and international experiences in different countries.
Discover how Surrey is working with international partners to create new opportunities for students around the world.
A Surrey education, wherever you study
By combining Surrey's academic expertise with local knowledge and experience, we develop high-quality education with a strong focus on academic standards and the student experience.
A new joint institute in Beijing
The China Agricultural University–University of Surrey Joint Institute welcomed its first students in Beijing in September 2026, marking an important new chapter in Surrey’s transnational education.
The Joint Institute brings together the strengths of both universities to deliver undergraduate education in areas including artificial intelligence, computer science and electronic engineering. Students benefit from teaching and academic expertise from both universities, combining their strengths in artificial intelligence, computer science and electronic engineering.
Students can earn degrees from China Agricultural University and the University of Surrey, with opportunities for eligible students to spend part of their studies at Surrey in Guildford.
Overview of the Joint Educational Institute
Surrey International Institute – DUFE
Surrey International Institute (SII-DUFE) brings together the University of Surrey and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in Dalian, China, to provide internationally focused education for students in China.
Students study programmes developed through the partnership, drawing on expertise from both Surrey and DUFE in areas including business, management and tourism. Teaching is supported by academics from both universities, bringing different perspectives into the student experience and creating joint research initiatives.
These opportunities include summer schools at Surrey, where SII-DUFE students experience studying and living on our UK campus.
1,391 students studied at SII-DUFE in 2024/25, making it one of Surrey's most significant international education partnerships.
Explore SII-DUFE
Surrey and IIHS in Sri Lanka
Through our partnership with the International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS) in Sri Lanka, students can study programmes leading to University of Surrey awards while studying in their home country.
The partnership brings together Surrey's academic standards and IIHS's expertise in healthcare education, with validated undergraduate and postgraduate programmes spanning nursing, biomedical sciences, digital health and other healthcare disciplines.
Explore the IIHS-Surrey partnership
Surrey in India
Surrey is establishing a new international branch campus in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), India. With its first student intake planned for summer 2027.
Through collaboration with industry and local partners, Surrey aims to create opportunities for students to develop practical skills, build professional networks and prepare for careers in a changing global economy.
Surrey's GIFT City campus will bring together programmes shaped by our academic strengths and the opportunities of India's growing technology, finance and business sectors:
- Artificial intelligence and technology: Study in areas including artificial intelligence, data science and cyber security, drawing on Surrey's expertise in technologies shaping the future.
- Business and finance: Develop knowledge and skills for careers in business and finance in the heart of India's international financial services hub.
Explore Gift-City at Surrey
Our international education leadership
Meet some of the people helping to shape and deliver Surrey education internationally.
Professor David Carey
Deputy Dean of CAU-Surrey Joint Institute
David Carey serves as Deputy Dean of the newly established China Agricultural University–University of Surrey (CAU–UOS) Joint Institute for transnational education. Based in Beijing, the Joint Institute is a strategic partnership focused on educating and developing future leaders in electronic engineering, artificial intelligence, and computer science.Professor Carey has hel...
Dr Gary Rivers
Dean of Operations for Surrey International Institute
Dr Gary Rivers is the University of Surrey’s (UoS) Dean (Operations) posted at the Surrey International Institute (SII), which is located on the partner campus of Dongbei (north-east) University of Finance and Economics (DUFE) in Dalian city, China. As the senior UoS representative in situ he covers a broad array of management and leadership functions and is the sole foreign m...
Dr Abhijit Sengupta
Dean of Surrey GIFT City
Dr Abhijit Sengupta is the Inaugural Dean of Surrey GIFT City Campus, India and a Professor of Business Analytics at Surrey Business School. He holds a PhD in Economics from Stony Brook University in New York, an MA in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India and a BSc in Economics from University of Calcutta, India. He holds a Visiting position at the InnoLab in Univer...
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