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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Australian universities could open campuses in India in ‘broad-ranging’ education deal

Jason Clare
The agreement to be signed by Jason Clare in India locks in rules for mutual recognition to access education in the two nations. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Australian universities could soon establish offshore campuses in India under a new groundbreaking agreement announced by the education minister.

In a speech at Universities Australia’s gala dinner on Wednesday evening, Jason Clare confirmed he would use next week’s trip to India to sign the most “broad-ranging” agreement of its kind in the nation’s history. It comes as the government ramps up development prospects in the rapidly developing tertiary sector.

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