Australia-India education qualification recognition mechanism

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What is is this mechanism?

• The new mechanism will mean that degrees obtained in Australia will now be recognised in India, and, vice-versa, degrees obtained in India will be recognised in Australia.
• This new mechanism was finalised by Australian Education Minister Jason Clare and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during the former’s visit to Delhi recently.

•  India has other agreements with countries like the US. 
• What makes this broader than the agreement with the US is it includes online courses also, apart from courses that Australian universities can run in India or at a standalone campus like the one that University of Wollongong is setting up.
• This agreement is expected to make it easier for Indians to go to Australia for both education and work, and vice-versa.
• However, this move will not apply to professional qualifications just yet. Professional registrations of engineering, medicine and law graduates will remain outside the ambit of this agreement.
• The Australian premier also confirmed that Geelong’s Deakin University will be the first ever foreign university to have an offshore campus in India, to be set up in Gandhinagar’s GIFT City.
• The campus is set to offer courses in cyber security and business analytics.

Maitri scholarship-

• A new scholarship was also announced for Indian students studying in Australia. 
• The ‘Maitri’ scholarships will provide financial assistance to Indian students in Australia for as long as four years. 
• The scholarships are part of the wider Maitri (friendship) programme that seeks to boost cultural, educational and community ties between Australia and India.
• The ‘Maitri’ scholarship was first mentioned in a joint media statement by Australian ministers on February 14, 2022. 
• The $ 11.2 million Maitri Scholarships Program will attract and support high-achieving Indian students to study at Australian universities. 
• It will showcase Australia’s globally renowned academic and research institutions, particularly in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health.

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