Soon Indian School Teachers to be Trained in U.S.

Bangalore: This year, a six-month training programme for Indian school teachers will be launched under the Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships programme in the U.S., said Maya Sivakumar, director of United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF).

Talking about ‘Experience America’, a three-day programme organized by the U.S. Consulate General, Sivakumar said that the Indian teachers will get an opportunity to enhance their skills on a variety of academic subjects in the U.S. universities as a part of the programme, as reported by TNN.

Judy Reinke, the U.S. commercial service minister counsellor for commercial affairs, American Embassy informed that the programme has been organized to encourage business ties between Indian and the U.S. companies and to support Indian students to pursue a range of courses in American universities.

Judy further said that "We will help the agricultural sector of India by organizing Pack Expo, an event about packaging technology of agro products at Las Vegas on September 25," as reported by TNN.

It was noted that the programme ‘Experience America’ will have nine U.S. companies and universities presenting their catalogues.

David J Gainer, public affairs officer of the U.S. Consulate General talking of the education sector, said, "Fifteen years ago about 30,000 Indian students were pursuing courses in American Universities, but today there are more than 1 lakh Indian students. Similarly about 4,000 American students are pursing various courses in India," as reported by TNN.

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