Education Minister holds bilateral meeting with his Australian counterpart Jason Clare at Western Sydney University

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a bilateral meeting and co-chaired the Australia-India Education Council with his Australian counterpart Jason Clare at Western Sydney University today. During the bilateral meeting, the Ministers had fruitful discussions on further strengthening cooperation in education, skill development, research, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Mr Pradhan welcomed Australian universities and skilling institutions to set up their campuses in India and explore areas of collaboration with Indian institutions. He also invited Mr Clare to visit India by the end of this year. Both Ministers agreed to expand the cooperation in learning, skilling and research with a view to make education a key pillar under the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

In the 6th meeting of the Australia-India Education Council, Mr Pradhan said that AIEC is a highly effective forum to further advance ties and boost engagements in education, skill development and research priorities. He invited the Australian team to hold the 7th meeting of the AIEC in India next year.