MoU between India and Afghanistan approved for sharing online courses between the countries

MoU between India and Afghanistan approved for sharing online courses between the countries

Yesterday, Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Afghanistan. Both countries will now co-operate in the field of Human Resource Development. The MoU will also allow the students and faculty members of universities from Afghanistan to register for the courses on SWAYAM educational portal, which is India’s own platform for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and offers about 2000 courses from class 9 until Post Graduation. Under the MoU, faculty from Afghanistan can also develop the courses and share them on the Swayam Platform. The training required for creating and uploading the courses will be provided by the MHRD, Government of India. Through the MoU, the government of India will also share the access to other technologies and initiatives by the ICT such as National Digital Library of India (NDLI), Virtual Labs, Spoken Tutorials. A joint Master’s Degree program between Indian and Afghanistan universities in also under consideration and MHRD will assist the Ministry of Higher Education, Afghanistan in the areas of Curriculum Development and Capacity Development of Teaching Staff.

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