The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of a MoU between India and Australia on cooperation in the fields of education, training and research. The MoU will help intensify existing partnerships between India and Australia in higher education & research, including technical and professional education, schools, vocational education and training and will open up new and innovative areas of cooperation.
Objectives of MoU:
- Expansion of the Australia India Education Council membership from time to time.
- Strengthening the policy dialogue and exchange in areas of mutual benefit.
- Supporting mobility of students and faculty members through formal exchange programs.
- Improving credit transfer arrangements and work towards qualifications recognition between Australia and India.
- Supporting and organizing professional development programmes for subject experts.
- Encouraging twinning arrangements between institutions
- Encouraging research collaboration between institutions
- Sharing best practice education materials including research materials, publications, and educational literature
- Supporting skills development through joint conferences and seminars
- Strengthening communication for exchange of information on new policy initiatives
- Further develop bilateral programmes between institutions of educational excellence in technical, vocational, schools and higher education, subject to availability of funds.
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