Karnataka govt and British Council partner sign MoU to strengthen education
The government of Karnataka and the British Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further bilateral cooperation in higher education in the presence of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru on Thursday.
The chief minister said, “The two governments are signing a first-of-its-kind three years MoU involving collaboration on leadership development in higher education institutions. India and UK’s relationship spans several sectors of cooperation including trade and commerce, education, science and technology, defence and culture.”
Karnataka’s Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) initiative for innovation partnerships with countries across the globe has contributed to Karnataka’s global image as the leading tech hub. UK has been a very important GIA partner for Karnataka and 38% of UK investment into India in 2017-18 came into Karnataka, he added.
The CM welcomed the establishment of the tech hubs and tech clusters programmes as well as go global programmes that take innovative start-ups from India to the UK.
He also said the state government’s Urban Development department has collaborated with the UK through the climate resilient cities for Shared Prosperity Urban Development programme. This will deliver a transformational project on design and delivery of multimodal transport hubs in Bengaluru, an Integrated Transport Authority and Transport Observatory in partnership with UK Catapults. The project demonstrates innovative ways to combat air pollution. The CM said this is a platform to highlight Karnataka’s leadership role and to mutually chart a way forward in the sector.
Karnataka govt and British Council partner sign MoU to strengthen education
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