The UK’s first private university campus in Thailand will be opened by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in June 2014, officials have revealed.

Bangkok will be the location for the campus under a deal agreed between the Preston-based high education institute and Thai-based entrepreneur Sitichai Charoenkajonkul.

UCLan officials said that it will be investing a total of £7.5 million in the project, which will result in a full-scale university campus being constructed. Translation expertise is among the skills staff at the campus might require in order to ensure a smooth transition.

The scheme, which has yet to be granted an educational licence, will initially cater for up to 800 students but will have the capacity for about 5,000 people within a decade of opening.

Malcolm McVicar, vice-chancellor of UCLan, said: “Our Thailand project will enable us to become the first UK university to build a campus in Thailand; thereby extending our international links and bringing world-class higher education and our view of a superlative student experience to south east Asia.”