{
  "id": 10608322,
  "title": "Education Minister Pralhad Joshi meets French counterpart, proposes an IIT campus in Italy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/education-minister-pralhad-joshi-meets-french-counterpart-proposes-an",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:43:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/education/education-minister-pralhad-joshi-meets-french-counterpart-proposes-an-iit-campus-in-italy-10898484/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi met French Education Minister Philippe Baptiste during Joshi's recent visit to India from September 28 to September 30. The two ministers discussed expanding student and faculty mobility, strengthening institutional partnerships, and advancing collaborations in higher education, research, and innovation. Joshi proposed the idea of establishing an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Nice, Italy.\n\nBoth countries explored expanding student and faculty mobility, institutional linkages, collaborative academic programmes, and exchanges. French higher educational institutions were invited to consider opening branch campuses in India, particularly in GIFT City, Gujarat, and in places where French companies have a presence and require skilled human resources. The ministers also discussed revising the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications (MRQ) agreement and leveraging digital education to enhance access to quality learning.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Education Minister Pralhad Joshi met French Education Minister Philippe Baptiste.",
    "Proposed establishing an IIT campus in Nice, Italy.",
    "Discussed expanding student mobility and institutional partnerships."
  ],
  "editors_take": "India and France are deepening educational ties, with potential new opportunities for student and faculty exchange, institutional partnerships, and international campuses, benefiting both countries' higher education sectors.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}