Dharmendra Pradhan holds talks with Top Australian Universities

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a discussion with academic leaders of the Group of Eight (Go8) Australian Universities, read here to know more.

For developing successful Australia-India research collaborations, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday held discussions with academic leaders of the Group of Eight (Go8) Australian Universities.

"Mr Pradhan said that India and Australia have a promising research partnership. He welcomed the Group of Eight universities for further intensifying our research collaborations as well as embracing new opportunities for fulfilling mutual and national priorities and for providing scalable solutions to global challenges," reads the Ministry of Education statement.

"The minister shared India's determination to pool every bit of her resource to make this decade India's Techade as well as for becoming self-reliant. Strengthening research collaborations with India is a win-win for all," added the statement.

More details on Dharmendra Pradhan's four-day visit to Australia

He also interacted with representatives of the Australian government, academicians of Monash University, and members of the Australia Indian Chamber of Commerce during the dialogue on 'Emerging Opportunities for Collaboration in Education, Research and Skill Sectors', as reported by NDTV.

"The minister said India is vigorously making efforts to inculcate curiosity-driven research and innovation at all levels. He also had a lively interaction with Indian students studying in Melbourne and was happy to learn about their academic experiences and said that he was enriched by their ideas on establishing India as a knowledge superpower," the statement said.

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