Australia Deputy High Commissioner discuss collaboration universities

Post Date: June 4, 2022

University Grants Commission (UGC) Chair M Jagadeesh Kumar met with Sarah Storey, Deputy High Commissioner of Australia, and her colleagues on (Friday), June 3, 2022, to discuss collaboration between Indian and Australian universities. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views to promote effective cooperation between the two countries, considering the fact that education has been recognized as one of the priority areas for cooperation by the leadership of India and Australia. has been recognized in.

Various modalities for recognition of foreign qualifications in India

The commission said that they also shared the salient features of the UGC Regulations on Academic Cooperation between Indian and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions to offer twinning, joint and dual degree programmes.
The UGC chairman further shared that a committee constituted by the UGC is working on various modalities for recognition of foreign qualifications in India, – it added.

UGC will facilitate Australian universities to set up their campuses and offer courses in diverse fields

Jagdish Kumar assured the support and guidance of UGC for Australian universities to set up their campuses and offer courses in GIFT City in diverse fields such as financial management, fintech, science and technology, engineering and mathematics. The Australian side also expressed its interest in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in Gujarat.

Various Progressive Initiatives taken by UGC

J. Kumar apprised the Australian side about the various progressive initiatives taken by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Government of India for internationalization of the Indian higher education system, as envisaged in the National Policy on Education, 2020 – a statement by the UGC said.

UGC encourages Australian higher education institutions

The Australian side appreciated the introduction of the much-awaited UGC Regulations on Academic Cooperation and stated that they would encourage Australian higher educational institutions to cooperate with Indian higher education institutions within the scope of these Regulations. The Australian High Commission in Charge Affairs expressed the hope that the Task Force on Education Qualification Recognition would strengthen students’ mobility.

Allow top ranked foreign HEIs to open their premises in India

According to the statement, the Australian side suggested that a self-regulatory framework may be developed for foreign HEIs to promote their establishment and operation in India. Mr Kumar also shared that the UGC will bring in a set of enabling rules to allow top ranked foreign HEIs to open their campuses in India.