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India, Myanmar To Reinforce Education Cooperation
India till now, has trained 177 students from Myanmar in various subjects between 2001 and 2005 under a bilateral education programme as the two countries are planning to enhance cooperation in the field.
The programme was part of the two countries` cooperation in human resources development initiated through a visit to New Delhi by Myanmar state leader Senior-General Than Shwe in October 2004, as reported on Tuesday.
The weekly quoted sources in the Indian embassy as saying that the students had undergone training in India in various subjects.
Under the bilateral education cooperation programme, India will help turn Yangon University here into a centre of excellence for scientific research by providing aid in terms of laboratory equipment and up gradation of physics, biotechnology and information technology (IT) laboratories.
As part of its programme to aid human resources development in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, India is also funding the establishment of a business training institute - the Entrepreneurship Development Centre.
Indian academics will train Myanmar students in IT, banking, managing small and medium enterprises and English language, according to the report.