India's technical education best: Hillary Clinton
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 23:14 IST   |    4 Comments
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India's technical education best: Hillary Clinton
Bangalore: U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton believes that India's technical education is the best in the world. Lauding the Indian technical education system, Clinton said, "You can look at the very best in Indian education, and it's the best in the world. You can look at the technical education and it is to be envied. It is so effective." Clinton was replying to a question that was texted to her during her recent trip to India. However, Clinton also adds that India faces the big challenge of providing adequate primary education to its children. Millions of children don't have adequate primary or secondary education, and even college education. "India faces the challenge of so many people to serve in very rural areas, often without adequate infrastructure, so you have to come to grips with how you actually produce the schools that are needed, the teachers who will be dedicated, the curriculum and materials that are required," said Clinton. "It is truly up to all of us - families, governments, businesses, educational institutions - to do everything we can to give every child a chance to grow up and fulfill his or her God-given potential." On her trip to Mumbai last month, Clinton had worked with volunteers from 'Teach India', an NGO which works for children's education. She discussed education with these volunteers and was impressed by their passion for educating Indian children. The question was asked by Ashish from Massachusetts, who on a recent trip to Mumbai had the opportunity to talk to migrant workers. Ashish had asked, "In this process, they are permanently starved from an education, which could perhaps give them a better future some day. Do you feel that under the new administration, the United States would take a consistently active interest in monitoring and assisting the educational challenges of many children and young adults in developing countries?"

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