GIFT City blends financial services, tech, and education: Gujarat CM | Ahmedabad News

Gandhinagar: Addressing the convocation ceremony of the first graduating batch at Deakin University-GIFT City campus on Monday, chief minister Bhupendra Patel said that GIFT City has witnessed a unique integration of financial services, technology and education.Stating that the education sector in Gujarat has undergone a transformation aligned with global needs under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bhupendra Patel said that the strong emphasis on digital and technology-driven education in higher educational institutions has played a significant role in this transformation.The CM congratulated the graduating students as well as Deakin University and stated that the convocation ceremony of the first batch graduating from the GIFT City campus — established as an international branch campus in India — is not merely an event for awarding degrees, but also an opportunity to present India’s transformation into a global knowledge centre before the world.He said that institutions such as the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), National Institute of Design (NID), IIT Gandhinagar, DA-IICT and NIPER have become operational in Gandhinagar, leading to the city’s emergence as a prominent educational hub.