Australia’s Victoria University delegation meets Modi

A delegation of Australia’s Victoria University today met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and offered to partner and assist the state’s efforts in higher education.

Vice Chancellor Alizabeth Herman, who led the delegation, evinced interest in training and upgrading professional skills in technical education, keeping in tune with the fast changing global requirements, a state government release said.

Victoria University has also offered USD 50,000 scholarship for brilliant and needy students of the state.

A large number of students from Gujarat pursue university education in Australia.

The delegation agreed to Modi’s suggestion to conduct a detailed research in Gujarat’s success story in people’s participation in rehabilitation of the earthquake-hit in Kutch.

They have also shown interest in studying Gujarat government’s disaster management policy and setting up of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) in all its perspectives.