THE big education event of the year is finally here.
India’s Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal is on his way to the US-India Higher Education Summit to be held in Washington, DC on Thursday, October 13, 2011. The stage is set for positive developments in higher education collaboration and exchange between India and the United States.
The summit will begin with opening statements by Kapil Sibal and the Secretary of State of the US, Hillary Clinton. The summit will be jointly hosted by the government of India and the United States government and attended by higher education leaders and government officials from the US and India, as well as private sector leaders.
On the cards is a discussion on US-India Higher Education Cooperation, co-chaired by senior officials from the US and Indian governments. Prominent higher education and thought leaders will speak at a plenary session and in breakout sessions on topics crucial to expanding and strengthening higher education collaboration between our two countries.
Topics on the table include joint degrees, research partnerships, accreditation and quality assurance. In addition, the summit will highlight the importance of education as a pillar of the US-India Strategic Dialogue and set forth goals for deepening this aspect of our bilateral relationship in cooperation with the many excellent institutions of higher education in both countries.
For more news on the summit, watch this space.
