Lok Sabha Question No. 2370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: MoU with Australia
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2370 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## MoU with Australia

## 2370. SHRI G.M.SIDDESHWARA:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether India and Australia propose to intensify existing partnership in higher education  and  research  including technical and  professional education, schools, vocational education and training in the country;
- (b) if so, whether India and Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of education, training and research and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of students likely to be benefited as a result thereof; and
- (d) whether  India  has  signed  similar  MoUs  with  other  countries  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a) to (c): India and Australia already have a very active bilateral cooperation in the field of education. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of Education, Training and Research was signed on 24 th August, 2015 at New Delhi during the third Australia-India Education Council meeting. The objective of the MoU,  inter  alia,  includes  increase  in  cooperation  across  all  education  sectors  schools,  vocational  education  and  training  (VET)  and  higher  education  including technical  and  professional  education.    Outcome  of  the  MoU  in  terms  of  students benefited is not quantifiable at this juncture.
- (d) The  Government  has  signed  Educational  Exchange  Programmes  (EEPs)  / Memorandum  of  Understandings  (MoUs)/  Joint  Declaration  of  Intent  (JDIs)/  Joint Statements in the field of education with 54 countries/group of countries. The list of the countries is annexed .

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2370 FOR 31.07.2017 ASKED BY HON'LE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI G.M.SIDDESHWARA REGARDING MoU WITH AUSTRALIA

LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH WHICH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS SIGNED EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (EEP)/MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)/JOINT STATEMENT/ JOINT DECLARATION OF INTENT (JDI) FOR COOPERATION IN EDUCATION

| 1.      | MONGOLIA                 | 09.07.2002 (EEP)                                             |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2.      | ARMENIA                  | 03.10.2002 (EEP)                                             |
| 3.      | TANZANIA                 | 27.04.2003 (EEP)                                             |
| 4.      | GUYANA                   | 25.08.2003 (EEP)                                             |
| 5.      | ISRAEL                   | 09.09.2003 (EEP)                                             |
| 6.      | AUSTRALIA                | 23.10.2003 (EEP) 24.08.2015 (MOU)                            |
| 7.      | MYANMAR                  | 02.11.2003 (MOU)                                             |
| 8.      | SYRIA                    | 15.11.2003 (EEP)                                             |
| 9.      | UZBEKISTAN               | 05.04.2005 (EEP)                                             |
| 10.     | NEW ZEALAND              | 19.04.2005 (EEP)                                             |
| 11.     | THAILAND                 | 03.06.2005 (MOU)                                             |
| 12.     | SRI LANKA                | 10.06.2005 (EEP)                                             |
| 13.     | MEXICO                   | 21.10.2005 (EEP)                                             |
| 14.     | BRAZIL                   | 01.02.2006 (EEP)                                             |
| 15.     | AFGHANISTAN              | 10.04.2006 (MOU)                                             |
| 16.     | CROATIA                  | 19.04.2006 (EEP)                                             |
| 17.     | ECUADOR                  | 18.07.2006 (EEP)                                             |
| 18.     | RWANDA                   | 25.07.2006 (EEP)                                             |
| 19.     | SOUTH AFRICA             | 02.10.2006 (MOU)                                             |
| 20.     | SAUDI ARABIA             | 06.11.2006 (MOU)                                             |
| 21.     | CHINA                    | 15.05.2015 (EEP)                                             |
| 22.     | PORTUGAL                 | 11.01.2007 (EEP)                                             |
| 23. 24. | FRANCE ETHIOPIA          | 15.02.2007 (EEP) 05.07.2007 (EEP)                            |
| 25.     | VIETNAM                  | 06.07.2007 (EEP)                                             |
| 26.     | OMAN                     | 14.12.2007 (MOU)                                             |
| 27.     | NORWAY                   | 18.06.2008(MOU)                                              |
| 28.     | CHILE                    | 17.03.2009 (EEP)                                             |
| 29.     | BOTSWANA                 | 09.01.2010 (EEP)                                             |
| 30.     | MALAYSIA                 | 20.1.2010 (MOU)                                              |
| 31.     | TURKMENISTAN             | 25.05.2010 (MOU)                                             |
| 32.     | CANADA                   | 27.06.2010 (MOU)                                             |
| 33.     | INDONESIA                | 25.01.2011 (MOU)                                             |
| 34.     | MOZAMBIQUE               | 13.07.2011 (EEP)                                             |
| 35.     | RUSSIA                   | 16.12.2011 (EEP)                                             |
| 36.     | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO        | 06.01.2012 (MOU)                                             |
| 37.     | MAURITIUS                | 07.02.2012 (EEP)                                             |
| 38.     | YEMEN                    | 02.04.2012 (EEP)                                             |
| 39.     | QATAR                    | 09.04.2012 (EEP)                                             |
| 40.     | TAJIKISTAN               | 03.09.2012 (EEP)                                             |
| 41.     | BURUNDI                  | 18.09.2012 (EEP)                                             |
| 42.     | BELARUS                  | 14.11.2012 (EEP)                                             |
| 43.     | REPUBLIC OF KOREA        | 12.12.2012 (MOU)                                             |
| 44.     | GERMANY                  | 11.04.2013 (MOU) 05.10.2015 (JDI)                            |
| 45.     | ESTONIA                  | 15.10.2013 (EEP)                                             |
| 46.     | PERU                     | 28.10.2013 (EEP)                                             |
| 47.     | KUWAIT                   | 08.11.2013 (EEP)                                             |
| 48.     | HUNGARY                  | 19.11.2014 (EEP)                                             |
| 49      | UNITED KINGDOM           | Joint Statement (13.11.2014) 18.03.2015/07.04.2015 (UKIERI * |
| 50.     | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Joint Statement (13.10.2011) 23.01.2015 (JDI)                |
| 51.     | CZECH REPUBLIC           | Joint Declaration (28.04.2009)                               |
| 52.     | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES     | 03.09.2015 (MOU)                                             |
| 53.     | BRICS Countries          | 18.11.2015 (MOU)                                             |
| 54.     | JAPAN                    | 11.12.2015 (MOU)                                             |

* UKIERI - UNITED KINGDOM - INDIA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE