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GANDHINAGAR: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) that India will become a developed nation and “intellectually lead” the world by 2047, and that the responsibility to “interpret justice” will increase in such times. The minister spoke at the institute’s second convocation ceremony.“We are committed to be a developed country by 2047.This task has been given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to all the countrymen. We are destined to intellectually lead this universe,” Pradhan said. India never colonised any part of the world but looked upon the entire Earth as one family, ... Read more

Guidelines for foreign universities to set up their campuses in India to be notified soon said Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. In an interview with PTI, the Education Minister said, “We are going to make a paradigm shift. So, we will go ahead after exploring all possibilities and clearing all doubts. The guidelines are under deliberation and I am confident that the UGC will notify them soon.” Also read: The NCF will raise standards of school education in the country Pradhan further said two IITs including Delhi and Madras are in progressive stages of setting up their offshore ... Read more

The Australian government on October 2 stated that it is going to take strict measures to combat international student visa scams, reported IANS. Education Minister Jason Clare, Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor, and Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil jointly stated their intention to address the exploitation of Australia’s visa system following a government-conducted rapid review reported Xinhua news agency.  Also read: Satya Nadella hits out at ‘dominant’ Google during US antitrust case, says ‘You can call it popular, but…’ The Australian government will strengthen regulations to prevent the widespread rotting of the system they said, following a government-commissioned rapid review report ... Read more