In news–The Union Minister for Education & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan held a bilateral meeting and co-chaired the 6th meeting of AIEC with Australian Counterpart at Western Sydney University (WSU).
Australia India Education Council (AIEC) –
- The AIEC is a bi-national body chaired by the Education Ministers of India and Australia to expand collaboration in education, training and research.
- The AIEC is a ‘working council’ of representatives from government, academia and industry.
- The AIEC provides a forum for members to collaborate with Ministers in deciding major bilateral education priorities for the coming year.
- The inaugural meeting of the AIEC was held in New Delhi in August 2011.
- Australian Education International (AEI) is the international arm of the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
Australia-India Strategic Knowledge Partnership-
- Australia and India have instituted a program of close cooperation on education, training and research.
- A Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Education and Training between Australia and India was signed in 2003.
- Since 2009, Education Ministers of both the countries have agreed to meet annually for the Australia-India Ministerial Dialogue on Education Cooperation.
- On 1 August 2011, both countries jointly launched the Australia-India Education Links website to support education and training collaboration between Australia and India and feature key government initiatives.
Do you know?
- Following the United States and the United Kingdom, Australia is the third most popular education destination for international students.
- Over 52,000 Indian students are now enrolled in educational programmes in Australia.
- The top programmes that draw students from around the world are computer science, engineering, business management, social sciences, mathematics, and health professions.
- Around 66,000 Indian students have applied for higher education in Australia from India until March 2022.
Source: PIB
