Auckland: India and New Zealand have signed an agreement to reinforce and widen their ties in the educational sector. The agreement was signed during April 11-12, 2010, when the Minister of Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal, was on his visit to New Zealand.
In an official release issued by the New Zealand Government, it was mentioned that the Education Minister Anne Tolley and Mr Sibal signed the agreement to strengthen and broaden New Zealand's education engagement with India. Besides, New Zealand and India have also agreed to encourage institutional networking and exchange of officials and personnel.
Moreover, Mr Sibal said that collaborative projects and activities are planned in the areas of technical and vocational education, open and distance learning, research cooperation and higher education. He also suggested that New Zealand can look at the area of teachers training programme, as India needs thousands of teachers and there is an opportunity for business investors from both countries in this sector.
According to the statement of Wenceslaus Anthony, India NZ Business Chairperson, this agreement would promote some of the helpful factors in the New Zealand sector to be incorporated into the educational system in India.
