India, Australia Sign Framework for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications
India and Australia signed a Framework Mechanism for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications that will help ease the mobility of students and professionals between the two countries.
While the two countries will recognise the degrees, professional registrations of engineering, medicine and law pass outs will remain outside the framework's ambit.
The agreement was signed following a bilateral meeting between Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his Australian counterpart Jason Clare, who is on a five-day visit to India.
At least 11 institutional-level memorandums were also exchanged between India and Australia's university sectors, which will promote research and academic collaborations between the two countries in several key sectors.
Mar 02, 2023
G. S. Bajpai is NLU Delhi's New VC
The National Law University (NLU), Delhi appointed Professor G. S. Bajpai as the new Vice Chancellor.
He was the former VC of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab and also served as the registrar of NLU Delhi.
Professor Bajpai has also been the professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Law), chair professor at KL Arora Chair in Criminal Law, chairperson of the Centre for Criminology and Victimology at NLU Delhi.
IIM Rohtak Welcomes Students of Mizoram for Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme
Indian Institute of Management (IIM Rohtak) welcomed students from Mizoram in New Delhi. The students reached the capital to participate in Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme.
IIM Rohtak, the Institute is the nodal institute for Haryana state for this initiative. A team of 24 students and 4 faculty members from Mizoram reached New Delhi to stay in Haryana Yuva Sangam under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme for 6 days.
Governor of Haryana, Bandaru Dattatreya encouraged the students to consider this Yuva Sangam as an opportunity to learn and discover the diverse culture, history, and spirit of Haryana state.
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme of Govt. of India aims to enhance interaction & promote mutual understanding between people of different states/UTs through the concept of state/UT pairing. IIM Rohtak will carry out activities to promote a sustained and structured exchange in the areas of culture, traditions, tourism &a cuisine, and sharing of best practices with the students from Mizoram.
Centre Unveils 'VAIBHAV Fellowship' for NRI Researchers
The government unveiled a fellowship to bring Indian-origin researchers to higher educational institutions in the country for a maximum period of two months per year. Unveiling 'VAIBHAV Fellowship', Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said that it aims to improve the research ecosystem of India's higher educational institutions by facilitating academic and research collaborations with the best institutions in the world through mobility of researchers from overseas institutions to India.
The duration of the fellowship is three years with the government offering the researchers an amount of up to Rs. 37 lakh for the entire period.
Researchers from institutions featuring in the top 500 QS World University Rankings are eligible for the fellowship.
Australia's Wollongong and Deakin Universities to Set up Campuses in Gujarat's GIFT City
Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan announced that two Australian universities will be setting up their campuses in India. The two universities are — Wollongong and Deakin, and the campuses will be set up in GIFT city, Gujarat.
The two varsities will sign an agreement regarding the same next week, during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to India.
Pradhan made the announcement during an event at Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University. Australian Minister of Education Jason Clare, former cricketer Adam Gilchrist and a delegation from the country were present at the event. Clare is on a four-day visit to India on the invitation of the Education Minister.