Australia is exploring possibilities to expand the operations of its universities to Karnataka, according to Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar. ‘’To start with, it is going to be an agriculture university. The proposal came to me, and I have put the concerned authority from Australia in touch with our Agriculture Ministry,” the Minister told The Hindu.
He further said Hilary McGeachy, Australian Consul General in Bengaluru, had a discussion with him a couple of weeks ago regarding establishing an Australian university in Karnataka. He was speaking at the Australia Day event here on Friday.
“India and Australia share a strong bond. We have many things in common. We both were colonised by the British, we love cricket, and India’s Republic Day on January 26 coincides with Australia Day, the country’s official national day,’‘ said the Minister.
