Victoria's Deakin University has announced it will be the first foreign university to establish a teaching campus in India, with the University of Wollongong eyeing similar plans to open a campus in Gujarat. Last week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...
More »Go8 urges deeper India research ties
Australia’s research-intensive universities are pushing for an even closer relationship with India, urging the two countries to establish a higher education and research strategy. The Group of Eight, which represents the eight top research universities, said the strategy was the ...
More »UOW secures deal with India to expand offshore
The University of Wollongong is set to become the first Australian university to have a teaching base in India after it signed a historic agreement with Gujarat city officials this week. On Wednesday, UOW and representatives from Gujarat International Finance Tec-City ...
More »ANU expert warns about repercussions from Australia’s India travel ban
India could “rethink” its vital relationship with Australia if the Morrison government’s travel ban drags on, an expert has warned. Australian industries have been encouraged to strengthen their ties with India after significant trade tensions with China. But the higher education sector ...
More »Strengthening our knowledge economy is the key to recovery: opinion
“Australia's future growth and prosperity will be driven by our ability to generate and attract the 'best and brightest'.” This statement from the India Economic Strategy to 2035 report holds even greater weight now as we look to stimulate our ...
More »India’s ‘two-pronged’ approach to plagiarism
India has made a firm commitment to stamping out plagiarism and contract cheating with the announcement that all public and private universities will be given trial access to anti-plagiarism software. "We have a two-pronged approach. As part of the exercise ...
More »Crowdfunding helps Indian students realise study dreams
For Indian students exploring study abroad opportunities, managing tuition fees, travel and other expenses is often a tricky task. With nearly three-quarters of a million Indian students studying overseas and many more planning to follow suit every year, fully financing ...
More »Indian scientists outraged by wacky remarks at annual congress
You would be forgiven for thinking you misheard certain comments at the latest Indian Science Congress. Among them: Einstein's theory of relativity was "a big blunder"; gods created dinosaurs; and gravitational waves should be renamed 'Narendra Modi waves'. Opened by ...
More »Doctoral scholarship a dream come true
A Victorian scholarship program is helping turn dreams into reality for Sayali Shah. The 25-year-old student from Pune, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, is one of seven Indian PhD students last week awarded the Victoria India Doctoral Scholarship in ...
More »Gong to Gujarat: Illawarra invests in India
The Illawarra region of NSW will soon be at the forefront of Australian education in India, with plans to start training workers in the state of Gujarat. It was announced last week that Illawarra Institute of TAFE and the University of ...
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