The Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, will assist Afghanistan’s higher education department to set up its own online courses platform.
An agreement to this effect was signed on Friday at the institute by R. Subrahmanyam, Higher Education Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development. M. Homayoun Qayoumi, senior adviser to the President of Afghanistan signed the agreement on his country’s behalf.
The collaboration would allow the sharing of the Indian government’s Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), which offers free online courses, with Afghan students and academicians.
The institute would also assist the educational institutions in Afghanistan to upload existing courses developed locally on the SWAYAM platform.
Assistance would be given to the country to develop its own online courses platform.
The agreement would allow Afghans to access the National Digital Library of India (NDLI), virtual labs and tutorials developed by the IITs.