Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today held a virtual meeting with his Australian counterpart Alan Tudge.<br />'' <br />''Mr Pradhan and Mr Tudge agreed to strengthen the growing Australia-India partnership in higher education with an emphasis on two-way student mobility, teacher exchanges, applied research, and other areas of mutual priority.<br />''Mr Pradhan raised the issue of return of Indian students studying in Australia.<br />'' <br />''The Australian Minister briefed him on the steps being taken by the Australian government to ease the return of Indian students to Australia.<br />'' <br />''The Minister along with his Australian counterpart laid emphasis on both countries' commitment to supporting Australia-bound students at every stage.<br />''Mr Pradhan reaffirmed that the National Education Policy, 2020 will be instrumental in realizing the aspirations and future needs of the youth and in making India a global knowledge hub. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He said, the education and skills spectrum has a significant potential for further co-operation between India and Australia.</span><br />