Germany offers help in vocational training to India
Updated: Jun 12, 2014 12:40:21pm
New Delhi, Jun 12 (KNN) India and Germany have discussed opportunities in the areas of skill development and vocational education and training as also higher education.
The issues came up for discussions between German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner and India's HRD Minister Smriti Zubin Irani here yesterday.
"The Ambassador mentioned the demographic advantage of India and reiterated his country’s commitment to strengthen partnerships with India in higher education, research, vocational education and training. He also reinforced the need to further expand the current Indo-German Strategic Partnership (IGSP) in Higher Education," a release from the HRD Ministry said.
It said that Irani reciprocated Steiner’s views and reiterated India’s commitment to collaborate with Germany. Highlighting that the Ministry has already released funds under this initiative, the Minister stated that she was looking forward to the final selection of the Program’s research and fellowship awardees, during the next Indo-German Joint Working Group meeting on Higher Education, scheduled for 18-19 November, 2014 in New Delhi.
Other opportunities to collaborate between the two countries that were discussed include replication of Germany’s model in Skills and Vocational Education and Training, teaching of B.Ed. in German at select Indian Universities and consulting with Germany’s premier institutions for setting up India’s National e-Library and e-Bhasha initiative.
Opportunities to partner with Germany on their initiative to set up an International Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences were also discussed. (KNN Bureau)
The issues came up for discussions between German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner and India's HRD Minister Smriti Zubin Irani here yesterday.
"The Ambassador mentioned the demographic advantage of India and reiterated his country’s commitment to strengthen partnerships with India in higher education, research, vocational education and training. He also reinforced the need to further expand the current Indo-German Strategic Partnership (IGSP) in Higher Education," a release from the HRD Ministry said.
It said that Irani reciprocated Steiner’s views and reiterated India’s commitment to collaborate with Germany. Highlighting that the Ministry has already released funds under this initiative, the Minister stated that she was looking forward to the final selection of the Program’s research and fellowship awardees, during the next Indo-German Joint Working Group meeting on Higher Education, scheduled for 18-19 November, 2014 in New Delhi.
Other opportunities to collaborate between the two countries that were discussed include replication of Germany’s model in Skills and Vocational Education and Training, teaching of B.Ed. in German at select Indian Universities and consulting with Germany’s premier institutions for setting up India’s National e-Library and e-Bhasha initiative.
Opportunities to partner with Germany on their initiative to set up an International Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences were also discussed. (KNN Bureau)
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