Two Australian universities will set up campuses in Gujarat

The two varsities will sign an agreement on setting up their campuses during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's maiden visit to India next week.

Two Australian universities Wollongong and Deakin will soon establish campuses in Gujarat's 'GIFT City', Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Wednesday.

The two varsities will sign an agreement on setting up their campuses during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's maiden visit to India next week.

Australian Education Minister Jason Clare held a high level meeting with the Indian delegation led by Dharmendra Pradhan, and participated in student engagement programmes in New Delhi today. Both sides held discussions to take their partnership in the education sector forward in areas of school, higher and vocational education.

They discussed ways to deepen engagements to empower youth in both the countries and make education & skills sector more vibrant. The two Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to enhance institutional collaboration and two-way mobility by exploring the delivery of transnational education in the higher education, skills and research sectors.

The Minister for Education, Australia, Jason Clare is on a 5-day visit to India from 28th February to 4th March 2023 to foster India-Australia relations in the field of education.

Both the Ministers attended the student engagement event, "Deepening Ties through Two-way mobility" at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi in the morning today.

While addressing the gathering, Dharmendra Pradhan said that India and Australia are deepening ties through two-way mobility to fulfil 21st century aspirations.

He further said that Education is the key to all transformation. Therefore, education is the natural 'mother ' for all transformation and partnerships.

Pradhan further said that strengthening educational linkages will provide opportunities for students from both countries to learn and gain new experiences in diverse cultural settings, thereby truly upholding the valuesof "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" or "One Earth, One Family and One Future", which is also the theme of India's G20 Presidency.

Pradhan informed that two Australian universities will soon establish campuses in the GIFT CITY of Gujarat. He reiterated that India remains committed to partner Australia to make quality education more accessible and affordable.

Jason Clare, in his address said that this is a high powered delegation comprising of educational policy makers and university administrative stakeholders that shall pave way for collaborative tie ups with India. What happens in universities can change the world as power of education not only changes the lives of individuals but transforms nations.

He said that many Australians who have been educated in the University of Delhi and care now making a mark in the world. Australia is a different country today than what is was 50 years ago and that is because of education.

He informed that University of Delhi has Memorandum of Understandings with 3 Australian Universities; University of Wollongong, Macquarie University and Melbourne University. Tomorrow 10 new MOUs will be signed, he informed. Such educational MoUs between the two countries will pave way for setting up a mechanism for mutual recognition of professionalism too, the Australian Minister said.

Jason Clare, in his address said that this is a high powered delegation comprising of educational policy makers and university administrative stakeholders that shall pave way for collaborative tie ups with India. What happens in universities can change the world as power of education not only changes the lives of individuals but transforms nations.

He said that many Australians who have been educated in the University of Delhi and care now making a mark in the world.

Australia is a different country today than what is was 50 years ago and that is because of education. He informed that University of Delhi has Memorandum of Understandings with 3 Australian Universities; University of Wollongong, Macquarie University and Melbourne University. Tomorrow 10 new MOUs will be signed, he informed. Such educational MoUs between the two countries will pave way for setting up a mechanism for mutual recognition of professionalism too, the Australian Minister said.