Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Adarsh Swaika and Minister of Education Dr. Adel Al-Tabtabaei

KUWAIT CITY, May 13: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Adarsh Swaika confirmed that India and Kuwait are keen on strengthening cooperation in the field of higher education to ease procedures for Kuwaitis who intend to study in Indian universities. Speaking to the daily by telephone after he meets with Minister of Education Dr. Adel Al-Tabtabaei, Swaika revealed, “We discussed various avenues to deepen bilateral collaboration in the education sector.” He said the meeting also touched on the development of educational partnerships between the two countries, including a review of the Indian school network in Kuwait, which currently consists of 26 schools serving more than 60,000 students. He affirmed that both sides underscored the importance of continued cooperation to serve mutual interests in education and cultural exchange.

He added, “We are working together to include Indian universities on Kuwait’s National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ) list, which will pave the way for Kuwaiti students to enroll in Indian institutions. It will also allow Kuwaiti universities to recruit qualified professors from India.” In a related development, Swaika disclosed that following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Hindi language seat at a private university in Kuwait, a professor from New Delhi specializing in Hindi is expected to join the faculty by September, marking the official start of teaching Hindi language.