Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan calls upon American institutions & companies to partner with India in rapidly-transforming education & skilling landscape

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has called upon American institutions and companies to partner with India in rapidly-transforming education and skilling landscape. Mr. Pradhan today participated in the India Ideas Summit organised by the US-India Business Council and the US Chamber of Commerce, International Affairs, South Asia. He said, Education and Skill development are important pillars of Indo-US relations. The Minister called for greater academic collaboration between higher education institutions in both the countries for offering twinning, joint degrees and dual degree programmes.

Speaking about the National Education Policy, Mr. Pradhan elaborated its role in empowering 21st century learners and building a vibrant, future-ready workforce. He said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is taking great efforts in skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling its youth. The Minister said, India has a large, young and educated population who are an asset to any industry globally, if they are provided focussed training and capacity building as per industry requirement.