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US-India summit to strengthen higher education collaboration
Tuesday October 11, 2011 11:11:58 AM,
Arun Kumar,
IANS
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Washington: The US and
India hold their first ever higher education summit here Thursday
aimed at strengthening higher education collaboration and
exchanges between their institutions.
Co-chaired by India's Human Resource Development Minister Kapil
Sibal and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the summit will
provide a platform for government and education leaders to outline
their vision for 21st century education engagement.
The summit will also highlight and emphasise the avenues through
which the higher education communities in the US and India have
engaged and can further engage in expanded cooperation, officials
said.
The US envisions a robust role for the US and Indian governments
in promoting and encouraging the vibrancy and depth of the
cooperation between their education sectors, according to an
official US news release.
A broad cross-section of academics, university presidents and
administrators, non-governmental organizations and foundation
executives, and association and private-sector leaders would be
participating in the summit at Georgetown University.
Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao and former US ambassador
to India and President Emeritus of Colorado College Richard
Celeste will deliver luncheon remarks. Sibal and US Education
Secretary Arne Duncan will deliver closing remarks.
On Wednesday, Sibal and Deputy Secretary of State William Burns
will address an opening reception hosted by the US-India Business
Council, a leading trade advocacy group with a membership of about
400 US and Indian companies.
US and India must be full partners in building a workforce that
will drive the 21st century, USIBC said reiterating its commitment
to being at the forefront of strengthening education collaboration
between the two nations through its education initiative.
(Arun Kumar can be
contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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