India Visit – #ScotIndia11
India Visit 2011 (#ScotIndia11)
6 – 13 November
Education Secretary Michael Russell is in Delhi and Kolkata this week with key Scottish education figures on a visit to improve education links with India.
The itinerary features engagements to help strengthen Scottish universities links and take forward the Scottish Government’s India plan, building on the current market between the two countries which sees India ranked 25th among Scottish export territories and Indian investment in Scotland providing around 5,000 jobs.
LIVE UPDATES:
Daily blog posts from Cabinet Secretary Michael Russell, you can also follow the progress of the trip live on the @EngageForEd twitter or using the hash tag #ScotIndia11.
BLOGS DURING THE VISIT:
Cabinet Secretary Michael Russell’s blog posts from India.
- Day 1: Delhi
Scottish Development International, the SQA and Mr Sunil Kant Munjal of Hero Corporation.
- Day 2: Meetings, MOUs and monkeys
Meetings with UK High Commissioner, Sir Richard Stagg, Gautam Buddha University and Sam Pitroda, Chairman of the India Innovation Council.
- Day 3: A first for Scotland and India
Innovative Scottish and Indian Education partnerships abound.
- Day 4 – Numbers (from 1871 to 13.4 million)
Interviews, discussions and the start of the FICCI Higher Education Summit engagements.
Pre-Visit:
- Visit Background: Strengthening of Scotland – India links
Education Secretary Michael Russell will visit India next week with key Scottish education figures.
- Cabinet Secretary blog: Preparing to visit India
Mr Russell looks ahead to his India Education visit next week.
Related:
Scottish Government – India Education Visit – Press release.
Photos from the visit: