New Delhi: India and Russia discussed potential areas of mutual interest in higher education and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in the sector, the Ministry of Education said Friday.
Deepti Gaur Mukherjee, Secretary in the Department of Higher Education, held an interaction with Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Mogilevsky Konstantin Ilyich, Thursday, the ministry said in a post on X.
Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ms Deepti Gaur Mukherjee, held an interaction with Deputy Minister, Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Dr Mogilevsky Konstantin Ilyich on Aug 20, 2026.
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“Both sides discussed potential areas of mutual interest and reaffirmed their intent to strengthen higher education cooperation between the two countries,” it said.
Mukerjee was appointed the higher education secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre August 10.
She succeeded Vineet Joshi, who was last month appointed secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
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