Union Education Minister holds virtual meeting with Australian counterpart, agrees to strengthen higher education

Both the countries have agreed to strengthen the span of higher education with an emphasis on two-way student mobility, teacher exchanges, applied research, and other areas of mutual priority.

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan held a virtual meeting with Alan Tudge, Australia’s Minister for Education and Youth. Minister Pradhan and his Australian counterpart agreed to strengthen the growing Australia-India partnership in higher education. Both the countries have agreed to strengthen the span of higher education with an emphasis on two-way student mobility, teacher exchanges, applied research, and other areas of mutual priority.

Pradhan also raised the issue of the return of Indian students studying in Australia during the virtual meeting. Australian Minister, as per an official statement briefed Pradhan on the steps being taken by the Australian government to ease the return of Indian students to Australia.

The Minister along with his Australian counterpart laid emphasis on both countries’ commitment to supporting Australia-bound students at every stage, the statement said.

Mr Pradhan reaffirmed that the National Education Policy 2020 will be instrumental in realizing the aspirations and future needs of the youths in India and in making India a global knowledge hub. The education and skills spectrum has a significant potential for further co-operation between India and Australia, he further added.

Earlier, the Ministry of Education has lifted the criteria of having a postdoctoral degree of a PhD as an eligibility to be hired at the post of assistant professors across Indian Higher Education Institutes. The move came considering that several Universities across the country have vacant posts and they are required to be filled on an urgent basis. 

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