Lok Sabha Question No. 1346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Cooperation in Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## Cooperation in Education

## 1346. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL :

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

- (a) whether the Government has entered into agreements with foreign countries in regard to  improving education facilities,  research etc.  between  India and  the other   countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and details of the agreement made, country-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  expand  international  cooperation  in education with other countries in a similar manner; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani)

(a) to (d): Signing of bilateral/multilateral agreements viz. Educational Exchange Programmes(EEPs), Memorandum of Understanding(MoU), Joint Declaration of Intent(JDI), etc. with foreign countries/multilateral organizations aims  to  provide a platform for collaboration  amongst  Educational  Institutions,  exchange  of  faculty  and  students,  joint research and capacity development. It is an ongoing process and is undertaken to deepen the  overall  relations  with  that  country.  India  has  entered  into  agreements  in the  field  of Education  by  way  of  signing  MoUs/EEPs/JDIs  with  53  countries/multilateral  organisation. The list of intergovernmental instruments signed is annexed.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1346 FOR 07.12.2015 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL REGARDING 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. 27. | OMAN              | 14.12.2007 (MOU)                              |
| 28.     | NORWAY CHILE      | 18.06.2008(MOU) 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.     |                   | (MOU)                                         |
|         | GERMANY           | 11.04.2013                                    |
|         | 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)                              |