Sydney, Oct 24: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with his Australian counterpart, Jason Clare MP, attended the 2nd Australia-India Education and Skills Council (AIESC) meeting in Sydney, Australia today.  

Glad to be in Sydney for the 2nd Australia 🇦🇺-🇮🇳India Education and Skills Council meeting alongwith Minister @JasonClareMP and Minister @andrewjgiles.

The AIESC meeting has emerged as a key platform for building stronger knowledge bridges, advancing mutual priorities in… pic.twitter.com/YNPc4q4XDP

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) October 24, 2024

Addressing the event, Minister Pradhan emphasized that the AIESC meeting has become a crucial platform for strengthening knowledge bridges, advancing shared priorities in education and skills development, breaking new ground, and envisioning a brighter future for Australia and India.

Pradhan said that education and skills will be the driving force for building economic prosperity for India and Australia and also forging lasting connections between our people and institutions.

The Ministers held discussions focused on forecasting future workforce, education needs, bridging skill gaps through education and training, and strengthening research collaboration between the two countries’ higher education institutions.

Pradhan hoped that AIESC would further strengthen the bilateral partnership between Australia and India at all levels of education: school, skills and higher education. He also informed that the next AIESC meeting will be in India in 2025.

Earlier in the day, Pradhan interacted with high level administrators from Innovative Research Universities (IRU) – a coalition of Universities in Australia, where he engaged in enriching discussions with its members.

 Earlier this week from 20-21 October, Pradhan visited Singapore and met the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Education Minister and other dignitaries to expand bilateral cooperation in skill-based education and research.

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