Overview
- At the third AIESC session in New Delhi, Indian ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jayant Chaudhary met Australian Education Minister Jason Clare for bilateral talks on education, skills and research.
- Pradhan said more CBSE schools will open in Australia in response to rising demand from the Indian diaspora.
- India announced 10 SPRAC collaborative projects with leading Australian universities and confirmed a Letter of Intent handed to the University of New South Wales.
- Clare noted that seven of the 19 foreign universities operating in India are Australian and said Australia’s first Hindu primary school will open next year.
- Australia’s delegation included immigration and education officials, university vice-chancellors and national regulators, with agendas covering campus plans in India, alignment of teacher and early childhood standards, and innovation in delivery.