NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD: India and Australia on Monday held the first-ever education and skill meet, in which the two countries discussed joint skill collaborations, partnerships between higher educational institutions on joint degrees, and visas for Indian students and research scholars.
The Australia India Education and Skill Council (AIESC) meet, which was held at IIT Gandhinagar, was chaired by Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Jason Clare, Australian minister for education, and Brendan O’Connor, Australian minister for skills and training.
Pradhan highlighted 2023 as a landmark year for Australia and India, particularly for cooperation in the areas of education and skill development. The inaugural AIESC meeting will act as a catalyst in charting new roadmaps for building stronger knowledge bridges, advancing mutual priorities in education and skill development, boosting people-to-people linkages and establishing the knowledge vertical as one of the strongest pillars of India-Australia ties, he said.
He said that five MoUs between Australian and Indian Higher Education Institutes have been exchanged to facilitate research collaborations in areas like AI, agriculture, water management, critical minerals and healthcare.