India And Australia Sign MoU On Cooperation In Education, Training And Research

USPA NEWS - The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mrs. Smriti Irani and the Minister for Education and Training, Australia, Mr. Christopher Pyne MP, exchanging the signed MoU on cooperation in the fields of education, training and research between the two countries.

India and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of education, training and research. The MoU was signed by Mrs. Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India and Mr. Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Education and Training, Government of Australia after the 3rd meeting of the Australia-India Education Council (AIEC), held in New Delhi on August 24. The MoU will help intensify existing partnerships between India and Australia 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.

Both countries agreed for a total joint financial commitment of up to $ 1.0 million AUD for various activities under Educational Cooperation. Australian Minister also announced Adam Gilchrist as the Australia-India Education Ambassador, who will help project the quality of Australian education and strengthen the bilateral education, training and research relationships.

The AIEC is a bi-national body established in 2011 as a commitment by the Education Ministers of India and Australia to guide the strategic direction of the education, training and research partnership between the two countries. The AIEC, which is co-chaired by Education Ministers on both sides, consists of academia, industry and government and meets in conjunction with the annual Australia-India Ministerial Dialogue on Education Cooperation.

Picture Description: The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mrs. Smriti Irani and the Minister for Education and Training, Australia, Mr. Christopher Pyne MP, exchanging the signed MoU on cooperation in the fields of education, training and research between the two countries, at the annual meeting of the Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) meeting, in New Delhi on August 24, 2015.