India-Korea Project Launched for Vocational Education and Training
Ms. Manisha Sinha, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, for Government of India and Mr. Lee Seong-ho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to India for the Republic of Korea signed the project: ‘Strengthening Vocational Education and Training in Mechatronics in India’, on 20th January 2025, in New Delhi. Photo: PIB
India-Korea Project Launched for Vocational Education and Training
The Project, which spans over two years, aims to establish a basis of vocational education and training in mechatronics (technology combining electronics and mechanical engineering) in India.
The Government of India and the Republic of Korea conducted an Exchange of Notes for the Technical Cooperation Project titled ‘Strengthening Vocational Education and Training in Mechatronics in India’, on 20th January 2025, in New Delhi.
The project will be implemented in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) of the Government of Republic of Korea. This is the first project being implemented with assistance of KOICA in India.
The signers were Ms. Manisha Sinha, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, for Government of India and Mr. Lee Seong-ho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to India for the Republic of Korea.
The Project, which spans over two years, aims to establish a basis of vocational education and training in mechatronics (technology combining electronics and mechanical engineering) in India.
It will be implemented by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) at the Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Bhopal. The project will help build an environment to pilot education in mechatronics by preparing curriculum, textbooks, teacher’s manual and equipment. It will help build the capacity of teachers in mechatronics while also facilitating networking between industry and RIE, Bhopal.
Republic of Korea was designated as India’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) partner for development cooperation in October, 2016. The bilateral relationship between the two countries was upgraded to ‘Special Strategic Partnership’ in the year 2015.
According to an official statement of January 22, 2025, the signing of the exchange of notes for the NCERT project will further consolidate and strengthen the Special Strategic Partnership between India and the Republic of Korea.
