India-Norway Joint Working Group on Higher Education held in New Delhi

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India hosted the 6th meeting of the India-Norway Joint Working Group on Higher Education on 11th October 2022 in New Delhi.

The meeting was chaired by Ms. Neeta Prasad, Joint Secretary, International Cooperation, and Ministry of Education from the Indian side and by Ms. Anne Line Wold, Director General, Ministry of Education and Research from the Norwegian side. The Ambassador of Norway to India also participated in the meeting.

The Joint Working Group was established to monitor and oversee the implementation of the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Higher Education signed between India and Norway on 25th April 2022.

Kingdom of Norway 

It is a Northern European country and lies in the Scandinavian Peninsula. Scandinavian islands consist of Norway and Sweden.

It is one of the largest exporters of crude oil and natural gas in the world .It has significant oil and gas reserves in North Sea.

Prime Minister:  Jonas Gahr Støre

Capital: Oslo 

Currency: Norwegian krone