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

Minister Jason Clare will sign agreement on upcoming trip to India as experts point to ‘tremendous opportunities’ for Australia

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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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