Study Australia launches India Student Hub toolkit to identify best courses
Australia’s Curtin University will establish a world-class centre in Dhanbad, under a partnership signed with TEXMiN, the technology innovation hub of the IIT-Indian School of Mines, to foster development and commercialisation of cyber-physical system-based services and products related to exploration and mining.
The center, at the IIT ISM Campus in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, is part of the several Australia-India partnerships announced on 3 Oct 2022 by Dr. Monica Kennedy, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Australian Trade and Investment Commission.
A second partnership announced is a 10-year programme by University of South Australia (UNISA) and Accenture.
UNISA will offer a Bachelor of Digital Business program for which content is provided by Accenture. It also includes opportunity for Accenture scholarships and internships for students.
Also, Australia’s Griffith University, UpGrad, Insofe and UpGrad Atlas have signed a partnership for 3+2 transfer arrangement for UpGrad students to Griffith University for a Master of Information Technology program.
Dr. Kennedy has also launched Study Australia’s “India Student Hub (Digital Education Hub) toolkit” which provides Indian students with access to course search tools, an employability hub and masterclass library to help identify their strengths, scope career options and build their employability skills.
Students will also have access to course information to identify the best courses for their careers.
The hub elevates ‘Study Australia’ brand positioning through omni-channel campaigns and special projects like the Industry Experience Program and Study Entrepreneurship Challenge.
The site also hosts the ‘partner hub’ which provides up-to-date information to education partners.
These skilling programmes were announced as a part of the Australia India Business Exchange, AIBX 2022 Business Mission.
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) said its future skills initiatives will support skilling capacity in India by upskilling India’s workforce through world-class Australian vocational, training and education programs.
Austrade said it will bring a delegation of Australian skills providers to India early 2023, to exchange ideas and partner for success with Indian counterparts.
To support tech collaboration, Austrade has partnered with NASSCOM and 2 universities for the Australia-India Cybersecurity Hackathon Challenge in Bangalore.
This program will bring together industry and academia to showcase the cyber credentials of Australian and Indian universities and their students. Students competing in this challenge will tackle real-world challenges, during the hackathon, with the help of industry experts.
Speaking at the launch, Austrade CEO Xavier Simonet said, “Australian Government Education initiatives are designed to shape the global careers of Indian students.
“We work closely with the students to assure world-class education, skills to support strong careers pathways and an unmatched lifestyle for students,” he said.
Since the early 2000s, Australia has become a destination of choice for Indian students pursuing higher education internationally and will continue to have a strong relationship with the students.
This year’s AIBX 2022 business mission came at a time when Australia and India are more strategically and economically aligned and are focused to bringing Australian skills and curriculum to be delivered in India through partner institutes.
Over 100+ Australian business delegates from five priority sectors: agrifood, built environment, critical minerals, digital health and education visited in India as a part of the mission. fiinews.com
