Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on March 8 announced an ‘Australia-India education qualification recognition mechanism’.
- He also announced that Geelong’s Deakin University will be the first overseas university to open its branch campus in India, apart from a new ‘Maitri’ scholarship for Indian students to study in Australia for up to four years.
- The new mechanism will mean that degrees obtained in Australia will now be recognised in India, and, vice-versa, degrees obtained in India will be recognised in Australia.
- The ‘Maitri’ scholarships will provide financial assistance to Indian students in Australia for as long as four years.
- The scholarships are part of the wider Maitri (friendship) programme that seeks to boost cultural, educational and community ties between Australia and India.
