NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Thursday approved the signing of an MoU between India and Australia on cooperation in the fields of education, training and research.
The pact will intensify existing tie-ups between the two nations in higher education and research, including technical and professional education, schools, vocational education, and training and will open up new and innovative areas of cooperation.
“The costs of cooperative activities under this MoU will be funded on mutually agreed terms and will be subject to availability of funds,” an official statement said.
The main objectives are consideration of expansion of the Australia India Education Council membership, strengthening policy dialogue and exchange in areas of mutual benefit including qualification and quality frameworks and standards for education, research and training, supporting mobility of students and faculty members, and improving credit transfer arrangements, among others.
The pact will also encourage twinning arrangements between institutions of higher learning and organisation of joint research programmes and publications, apart from sharing best practice education materials, the statement added.
