The High Commissioner of India, Gopal Baglay, recently met with a University of Wollongong (UOW) delegation at the Indian High Commission in Canberra to discuss expanding academic collaboration.
The delegation included Vice-Chancellor Prof. G.Q., Max Lu AO, Director of Government and Community Relations Canio Fierravanti, and UOW Global Brand Ambassador and Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist.
Prof. Lu briefed the High Commissioner on UOW’s growing footprint in India, outlining ongoing academic activities and future plans. Key areas of research cooperation highlighted were material sciences, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, nursing, and early childhood education.
High Commissioner Baglay emphasised the central role of education in strengthening the India–Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. He noted that knowledge partnerships not only drive innovation and skills development but also deepen the people-to-people ties that underpin bilateral relations.
The High Commissioner commended Prof. Lu’s leadership and praised UOW for its pioneering role in establishing a presence in India. UOW became the second foreign university to set up a campus in India with the launch of its GIFT City campus in Gujarat in 2024.
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