Lok Sabha Question No. 105 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Higher Education and Research
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.105 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## Higher Education and Research

*105.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

- 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 in the country 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 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 105 FOR 07.12.2015 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT DR.  SHRIKANT  EKNATH  SHINDE  AND  SHRI  RAHUL  SHEWALE REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

- (a) India and Australia have had a very active bilateral cooperation in the field of education. An Educational Exchange Programme(EEP) was signed between the two countries way back in 2003. Under this, b oth countries have agreed on a detailed program  of  academic  exchange  under  the  EEP.  Besides  this,  a  Memorandum  of Cooperation (MoC) on Student Mobility and Welfare was signed between India and Australia on 17 th October, 2012. Further, with a view to give a strategic direction of the  education,  training  and  research  partnership  between  the  two  countries  a  binational body Australia India Educational Council (AIEC) was established in 2011.
- (b) 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.
- (c) Outcome of the MoU in terms of students benefitted is not quantifiable at this juncture.
- (d) Yes, Madam. The Government has signed Educational Exchange Programmes  (EEPs)  /  Memorandum  of  Understandings  (MoUs)/Joint  Statements with 53 countries/ multilateral organisations. The list of inter-governmental instruments signed is annexed.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 105 FOR 07.12.2015 ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT DR.  SHRIKANT  EKNATH  SHINDE  AND  SHRI  RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

| 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.     | FRANCE               | 15.02.2007 (EEP)                              |
| 24.     | ETHIOPIA             | 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. 34. | INDONESIA MOZAMBIQUE | 25.01.2011 (MOU)                              |
|         |                      | 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)                              |
|         |                      | (MOU)                                         |
|         | GERMANY              | 11.04.2013                                    |
| 44.     |                      |                                               |
|         | GERMANY              | 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      | U. K.                | Joint Statement (13.11.2014)                  |
| 50.     | U.S.A.               | Joint Statement (13.10.2011) 23.01.2015 (JDI) |
| 51.     | CZECH REPUBLIC       | Joint Declaration (28.04.2009)                |
| 52.     | U.A.E                | 03.09.2015 (MOU)                              |
| 53.     | BRICS Countries      | 18.11.2015                                    |
|         |                      | (MOU)                                         |