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To better understand regulatory settings, India and Australia will establish a working group on transnational education and look into ways to encourage institutions to have two-way mobility between the two nations.
Key Takeaway
- The union education minister met his Australian counterpart for a bilateral meeting and co-chaired the sixth meeting of the Australia India Education Council.
- He called for research collaborations between the two countries.
The Commonalities in India – Australian Relations.
India – Australia Relations
- Education:
- The Australia-India education partnership is essential in driving engagement, collaboration and building the bridge between the communities.
- Unique among India’s education partners, Australia has a ministerial lead policy forum, the Australia India Education Council (AIEC), which provides a platform for ministerial engagement on policy and operational issues across education.
- The AIEC is co-chaired by education ministers from both countries and includes government, academia and industry representatives.
- Science and Technology Relation:
- Establishment of Australia – India Strategic Research Fund to encourage research.
- Australia assistance for the Clean Ganga Program.
- Cultural Cooperation:
- The Joint Working Group Meeting between India’s Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Australia’s Department of Education, Skills and Employment was held virtually in 2020, following the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training.
- Development Assistance:
- The South Asia Regional Program seeks to underpin Australia’s economic engagement in the region by addressing key region-wide barriers to sustainable economic growth.
- Through the Direct Aid Program (DAP), the Australian High Commission in New Delhi and Australian Consulates in Chennai and Mumbai support small-scale, sustainable grassroots development projects in India and Bhutan.
- Diaspora:
- There is a rapidly growing Indian community in Australia.
- They contribute significantly to the Australian economy as teachers, doctors, accountants, engineers and I.T. professionals.
Content Source: The Hindu