Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Education Dr. Ahmad Al Falasi in Abu Dhabi. The Ministers signed an MoU to strengthen existing educational cooperation facilitating student and faculty mobility and other initiatives. The MoU aims to strengthen the existing cooperation in the field of educational institutions in both countries, by facilitating student and faculty mobility, joint research programs, designing courses, organizing and participation in conferences, lectures, symposia, courses, scientific and educational exhibitions in areas of mutual interest held in both countries. Mr. Pradhan also visited 42 Abu Dhabi, a School for Disruptive Learning. The Minister is on a three-day visit to UAE.
Framework and policies in general and higher education including national qualifications frameworks in order to facilitate mutual recognition of qualifications between both countries were discussed. The MoU will facilitate frameworks, and policies in gifted and talented skills development and counseling and well-being, a press statement released by the Ministry of Education said. It will also facilitate academic collaboration between Higher Education Institutions in both countries for offering Twinning, Joint Degree, and Dual Degree Programmes. Cooperation in the field of Capacity Development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teaching staff has been envisaged under this MoU.
It will further facilitate the creation of a Joint Working Group chaired by a representative of the Ministry of Education from India and UAE. The JWG shall meet at least once a year alternately to review the implementation of this memorandum. “UAE being a global economic hotspot and India being a global talent hotspot, both sides should work together to build a knowledge bridge to cement our civilizational connect”, said Mr. Pradhan. Both Ministers expressed their commitment to strengthen institutional mechanisms and speed up processes for smooth student and workforce mobility. Mr. Pradhan expressed his gratitude for the support to schools that follow the Indian curriculum in the UAE and also discussed ways to facilitate student exchange programs between India and the UAE.
