“We aren’t simply engaged on constructing worldwide department campuses in India, regardless that that’s actually vital to us, but additionally the standing that Australia has with the Indian authorities by modern TNE fashions,” stated Kennedy, whereas addressing the viewers on the reception and networking dinner at The PIE Reside India 2025.
“We’re engaged on every little thing from twin levels, training hubs, joint academies, and are doing actually nice issues in constructing educational networks that may persist and assist the continued improvement of our status in India.”
Since India eased central rules on the institution of worldwide department campuses, a number of Australian universities have already arrange or are within the course of of creating their branches within the nation.
We’re engaged on every little thing from twin levels, training hubs, joint academies, and are doing actually nice issues in constructing educational networks that may persist and assist the continued improvement of our status in India.
Monica Kennedy, Austrade South Asia
Whereas Deakin College turned the primary worldwide college to construct a instructing campus in India, the College of Wollongong adopted in its footsteps and started operations within the nation.
Not like Deakin and Wollongong, which have established themselves within the newly constructed central enterprise district of GIFT Metropolis, Western Sydney College might be organising a base within the North Indian metropolis of Noida, probably underneath UGC’s rules on international increased academic establishments.
Elsewhere, Go8 college – College of Melbourne – launched a worldwide centre in Delhi final 12 months to encourage academic applications, cutting-edge analysis, and group engagement applications in India.
“Australia solely has 43 universities, 90% of them within the main universities on the planet. Out of that 43, we’ve got three within the high 20 and 9 within the high 100,” stated Kennedy.
“We’re trusted companions and have enduring relationships in India and our staff in India is right here to display that.”
Each international locations are additionally engaged on analysis and creating “actual impression”, stated Kennedy, who highlighted the Australia-India Future Expertise Initiative delivered by Austrade, which has funding value $5.8 million.
“We’re deeply dedicated to sustainable improvement objectives, and the partnerships we’ve established in areas like meals safety, renewable vitality, and sustainable cities are making a major impression.”
The Australia-India FSI has led to main partnerships in recent times, from the Ladies’s Entrepreneurship Analysis Alliance between Deakin and Pune-based Symbiosis College to constructing a brand new academic program targeted on finance and treasury between Macquarie Enterprise Faculty and India’s Nationwide Inventory Change Academy.
Elsewhere, Australian tech firm Q-Ctrl has partnered with the state authorities of Tamil Nadu to assist with the quantum skilling of its engineering professionals.
“That is how Australia is signalling to India that we’re right here as shut companions and good mates. Whereas we could also be geographically aside, our ambitions are aligned, and our strengths complement one another,” said Kennedy.
