The agreement was signed as part of the commitments made within the second India-Australia virtual summit on March 21, 2022, where both countries agreed to create a joint task force for mutual recognition of qualifications.
The agreement was signed as part of the commitments made within the second India-Australia virtual summit on March 21, 2022, where both countries agreed to create a joint task force for mutual recognition of qualifications.
India and Australia have signed a framework mechanism to mutually recognize educational and skill qualifications of students and professionals between the two countries.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the significant announcement on the Australia-India Education Qualification Recognition Mechanism during his two-day tour in Gujarat, India, on March 15.
The prime minister committed that Indian students who study in Australia will have their degrees recognized when they return home while those staying in Australia as members of the country’s Indian diaspora can rest assured their “Indian qualifications will be recognized in Australia,” Sky News reported.
The deal was signed following a bilateral meeting shared by Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his Australian counterpart Jason Clare, on an official tour to India until March 5.
The agreement was signed as part of the commitments made within the second India-Australia virtual summit on March 21, 2022, where both countries agreed to create a joint task force for mutual recognition of qualifications.
Putting the comprehensive mechanism to task in helping “facilitate two-way mobility of young people for education and employment” through recognizing different educational and skill qualification levels, Pradhan emphasized the “opportunities for two-way mobility” as well as making education “the biggest enabler in taking India-Australia bilateral relationship,” as reported by Hindustan Times.
Under the agreement, Indian graduates will have access to wider career opportunities in Australia and will be able to participate in research collaborations and technology exchange initiatives between universities on both sides of the world. This agreement will also enable Australian universities and higher education institutions to recognize Indian qualifications, such as degrees, diplomas, certificates, or other academic credentials.
The two countries also signed 11 institutional memorandums of understanding (MoUs) around further collaborations, according to the ministry.
India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 now allows foreign universities to establish campuses locally, with the likes of Australian institutions Deakin University and University of Wollongong intending to set up a campus at GIFT City.
