Last Updated: March 04, 2023, 09:15 IST
India and Australia on Thursday signed a Framework Mechanism for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications that may assist ease the mobility of college students and professionals between the 2 nations.
While the 2 nations will recognise the levels, skilled registrations of engineering, medication and legislation move outs will stay exterior the framework’s ambit.
The settlement was signed following a bilateral assembly right here between Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his Australian counterpart Jason Clare, who’s on a five-day go to to India.
At least 11 institutional-level memorandums have been additionally exchanged between India and Australia’s college sectors, which can promote analysis and educational collaborations between the 2 nations in a number of key sectors.
The Australian authorities may even be contributing 1.89 million {dollars} for operating talent growth programmes in India within the space of agriculture which is a crucial sector for the nation.
“Australia and India are aligned to making the knowledge pillar a key aspect of the bilateral relationship. Both the countries agreed to create new frameworks of partnership to take our bilateral relations to new heights,” Pradhan stated at a joint press convention.
“The developments today will create more opportunities for two-way mobility of students and professionals for the purpose of education and employment, and pave the way for making education the biggest enabler in taking India-Australia bilateral relationship to greater heights and realise shared aspirations,” he added.
The minister knowledgeable that the scope of Australia India Education Council (AIEC) has been widened to additionally embrace cooperation in talent growth.
Clare stated the settlement signed on Thursday will make it simpler for Indian and Australian college students to review in one another’s nations and likewise present recognition to numerous ranges of training and talent {qualifications}.
“The National Education Policy is breath-taking in scope and will transform India by giving a big push to jobs, businesses, economic productivity and creating opportunities in all areas.
“India has set the target of providing 50 per cent of its youth with either higher education or skill education by 2035 and Australia would be privileged to partner with India in this program,” Clare stated.
The two sides additionally mentioned points like selling pupil mobility and enhancing analysis and educational collaborations between Indian and Australian universities by means of the mechanism of joint, twin and twinning levels which have been launched lately underneath the NEP.
Meanwhile, a delegation led by Clare additionally visited the University Grants Commission (UGC) right here, together with a 30-member staff consisting of vice-chancellors of greater than 10 Australian Universities and different increased training officers.
“We had a detailed discussion on how reforms are being implemented in the Indian higher education system. We also discussed the UGC draft regulations on foreign university campuses in India. We agreed that these regulations provide a great opportunity for India and Australia to work together in not only training the students but also working on joint collaborative research work,” UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar stated.
“We also discussed the need to use digital technology in higher education and India’s effort in establishing a National digital university to provide high-quality education to Indian students in emerging areas,” he added.
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