Good News of the Day: Australian PM Anthony Albanese Confirms The Acceptance of Indian Degrees in Australia

According to Australian PM, it is the most extensive and ambitious agreement that India has ever reached with Australia.

Albanese spoke at a function to make the announcement that Deakin University in Australia would be establishing a foreign branch campus at GIFT City in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Statement from the Australian PM

“There is a significant development in our bilateral education relations. I am pleased to tell you that we have finalised Australia-India Education Qualification Recognition Mechanism,” Albanese said.

“This new mechanism means that if you are an Indian student who is studying or have studied in Australia, your hard-earned degree will be recognised when you return home. Or if you are a member of Australia's very large Indian diaspora -- 500,000 and growing -- you will feel more confident that your Indian qualification will be recognised in Australia,” he said, according to Hindusthan Times.

Albanese said. “It paved the way for commercial opportunities for Australian education providers to offer innovative and more accessible education to Indian students. And it provides a solid basis for education institutions to consider new ways to partner with each other,”

Announcement of New Scholarship

“I am pleased to announce a new scholarship offering -- the Maitri scholarships. This is for Indian students to study in Australia for up to four years. The scholarships are part of the wider Maitri programme that seeks to boost cultural, educational and community ties between Australia and India,” Albanese said to the media.