Indo-French Knowledge Summit: FIRST HIGH-LEVEL INDO-FRENCH SUMMIT,NEW DELHI

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Indo-French Knowledge Summit
WHY IN NEWS?
The first ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit was held recently at New Delhi. The summit coincided with the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India.

Outcomes of the summit:
The summit ended with a landmark agreement on mutual recognition of educational qualifications between the two countries and a record 15 other MoUs between universities and research institutions on joint initiatives and partnerships.

Significance of mutual recognition of educational qualifications:
Agreement on mutual recognition of academic qualifications will go a long way in boosting the educational relationship between the two countries and will encourage mobility of students from both the countries by facilitating possibilities for them to continue their studies in the other country and would also promote excellence in higher education through cooperation, university and research exchanges.

Franco-Indian Education Trust:
A Franco-Indian Education Trust was also unveiled at the closing session of the summit. It will be funded by the Indian industry and French Companies in India to offer educational scholarships and merit based financial support to Indian students.

About the summit:
The Knowledge Summit is the First Franco-Indian Summit for university, scientific and technology cooperation with the broader objective to design a roadmap of Franco-India cooperation for the next five years, in collaboration with companies.
  • The objective of the Knowledge Summit is to design a roadmap of Franco-Indian cooperation for the next five years, in collaboration with companies.
  • This event offers a common moment for a common goal; increase student mobility, enlarge Research & Development collaborations and link campuses to companies by focusing on employability.
  • The summit was organized by the French Embassy in India and co-hosted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
  • More than 350 people from nearly 80 Indian Institutions and 70 French Institutions along with key enterprises participated in the Summit.


Sources: pib.

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