Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, the ambassador of the Vatican in India, accompanied by His Grace the Archbishop of Calcutta, Most Rev. Thomas D’Douza and two Italian priests, paid a visit to the St. Xavier's University, Kolkata campus on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

The Vice-Chancellor, Fr. Felix Raj, SJ showed them around the campus and explained the gradual progress of the university. His Excellency Girelli was impressed by the clean and green campus and mighty buildings and assured the Vice-Chancellor of his prayerful support to the great educational service rendered by the University to the people of Bengal and India.

Archbishop Thomas D'Souza had blessed the foundation stone of SXUK in December 2013 and again blessed the buildings and the entire campus at the time of the inauguration of the university in July 2017. Within a short span of six years, there are 3500 students on the rolls.

The Vice-Chancellor, Fr. Felix Raj has introduced the next stage of development called 'SXUK Vision 2030'. Accordingly, SXUK will see both physical and academic expansions in the years to come.