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Australian delegation visits Bengaluru to explore setting up city’s first foreign agricultural science campus.
Nov 17, 2023

Consul General of Australia on Wednesday visited Karnataka Higher Education Council in Bengaluru and proposed their interest in establishing Western Sydney University’s (WSU) campus dedicated to agricultural science in the city.
 
A meeting regarding the same was held between Karnataka higher education minister Dr MC Sudhakar, Consul General of Australia Hilary McGeachy and other officials of the council.
 
Earlier, The Indian Express had reported that Western Sydney University, which is ranked 375th globally, is poised to become the third Australian university to set up a campus in India, following the footsteps of Deakin University and the University of Wollongong. In an interview with The Indian Express, Australian Education Minister Jason Clare had said that WSU is keen on establishing its independent campus in Bengaluru by 2025.
 
A statement from the higher education department said WSU is positioned to create strong academic alliances in the field of agricultural science and expand their global presence.
 
McGeachy expressed her interest to foster collaboration between educational institutions in Australia and Karnataka. his collaboration would primarily focus on fostering a fruitful partnership in academic and research activities.
 
She also mentioned that WSU is keen on establishing a campus dedicated to agricultural science in Bengaluru. However, the higher education minister mentioned that in order to establish a campus, universities are to take approvals from apex bodies like UGC and AICTE. The minister also briefed about the twinning programs between Athens University and the Department of Technical Education. He also asked the delegation to consider such twinning and research activities to start with for academic collaborations.
    
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