Albanese: PM Albanese upbeat over qualification recognition pact between India and Australia | India News
AHMEDABAD: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced in Ahmedabad on Wednesday that his government and the government of India had finalised the Australia-India Education Qualification Recognition mechanism through which degrees of both the countries will be recognised by each other.
“This is significant for Indian students studying in Australia whose degrees will be recognised back in India as well the Indian diaspora in Australia – which is 800,000 and growing – since their Indian degrees will be recognised in Australia,” PM Albanese said. He added that this was the most comprehensive arrangement on mutual recognition of qualifications that India has with any country so far and it paved the way for stronger commercial ties that would help Australian education providers find new ways of partnering with Indian institutions and providing more accessible services to Indian students.
While we will keep welcoming Indian students to study in Australia, and they are coming back in large numbers; not everyone has the means and ability to study in another country. There are financial constraints and family issues which may force students to study close to their home and the presence of Australian universities in India opens up new ways for Indian students to get an Australian education,” Prime Minister Albanese, who was in Ahmedabad for the announcement by Australia’s Deakin University, on setting up an international branch campus in the smart business district of GIFT City in Gujarat, said.
Speaking at the event, Professor Iain Martin, vice-chancellor of Deakin University, said, “As India’s population is predominantly young, with over 50% below the age of 25, investing in world-class education is crucial not only for the country’s economic growth and development but also for equipping young individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to flourish in an ever-evolving global landscape.” This campus aims to equip postgraduate students with skills and knowledge in technology and business which are needed to excel in a global digital economy.
“This is significant for Indian students studying in Australia whose degrees will be recognised back in India as well the Indian diaspora in Australia – which is 800,000 and growing – since their Indian degrees will be recognised in Australia,” PM Albanese said. He added that this was the most comprehensive arrangement on mutual recognition of qualifications that India has with any country so far and it paved the way for stronger commercial ties that would help Australian education providers find new ways of partnering with Indian institutions and providing more accessible services to Indian students.
While we will keep welcoming Indian students to study in Australia, and they are coming back in large numbers; not everyone has the means and ability to study in another country. There are financial constraints and family issues which may force students to study close to their home and the presence of Australian universities in India opens up new ways for Indian students to get an Australian education,” Prime Minister Albanese, who was in Ahmedabad for the announcement by Australia’s Deakin University, on setting up an international branch campus in the smart business district of GIFT City in Gujarat, said.
Speaking at the event, Professor Iain Martin, vice-chancellor of Deakin University, said, “As India’s population is predominantly young, with over 50% below the age of 25, investing in world-class education is crucial not only for the country’s economic growth and development but also for equipping young individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to flourish in an ever-evolving global landscape.” This campus aims to equip postgraduate students with skills and knowledge in technology and business which are needed to excel in a global digital economy.
