India, US to hold annual education summit

Indian Express

Begining 2011, India and the US will hold annual summits to enhance collaboration in higher education. The first such summit, it will be headed by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The summit will see members of the academia, industry, government and other stakeholders from the two nations discuss a range issues related to education, sources said, adding the details are yet to be worked out.

"We have decided to hold a Higher Education Summit next year. Cooperation in the education sector holds a great promise because no two other countries are better equipped to be partners in building the knowledge economy of the future," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told his joint press conference with US President Barack Obama.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 10, 2010 2:03 AM
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