IT Minister Lokesh moots Griffith University India Centre in Andhra Pradesh

Proposing a long-term educational alliance, Andhra Pradesh Minister for HRD and IT Nara Lokesh has urged the institution of a ‘Griffith University India Centre’ in Andhra Pradesh to coordinate joint analysis, scholar alternate, and curriculum improvement within the fields reminiscent of public coverage, innovation, and sustainability.

On the fourth day of his Australia tour on Wednesday, Mr. Lokesh met high officers of Griffith University, James Cook University, and Populous Architects, outlining a broad imaginative and prescient to strengthen worldwide educational collaboration, develop superior aquaculture analysis, and remodel Andhra Pradesh into a worldwide sports activities hub.

Skill certification

At Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus, Mr. Lokesh met Marnie Watson, Vice-President (Global), and toured the college’s state-of-the-art sports activities services. He invited Griffith to associate with the AP State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) for talent certification, syllabus design, and international educational benchmarking.

Mr. Lokesh additionally recommended joint initiatives on renewable power, local weather resilience, public well being, and water administration, and inspired dual-degree programmes with Andhra Pradesh establishments reminiscent of SRM–AP, Andhra University, and VIT–AP.

Highlighting innovation-driven governance below Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Minister invited Griffith University to take part within the Partnership Summit-2025 and the Andhra Pradesh Global Education Forum scheduled for November 14–15, and to collaborate with the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH) to assist startups and analysis.

Aquaculture genetics

In Brisbane, Mr. Lokesh held discussions with Prof. Kyall Zenger of James Cook University’s Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture (CSTFA). He referred to as for collaboration in aquaculture genetics, notably for enhancing illness resistance and progress efficiency in Black Tiger and Barramundi shrimp species, which had been key to India’s aquaculture exports.

Mr. Lokesh urged the college to share genetic instruments and develop AI-based monitoring methods to cut back losses and enhance productiveness for Andhra Pradesh’s aquaculture farmers.

Sports hub

Further, in a gathering with Populous Architects, world-renowned designers of iconic stadiums such because the London Olympic Stadium, SoFi Stadium (California), and Motera Stadium (Ahmedabad), Mr. Lokesh sought conceptual designs to make Andhra Pradesh a sports activities hub. He requested sustainable, energy-efficient architectural fashions for sports activities and leisure venues, group sports activities complexes, and built-in occasion areas that promote tourism and native economies.

Mr. Lokesh emphasised that Andhra Pradesh, pushed by visionary management and reform-based governance, was rising as India’s new gateway for training, funding, innovation, and sports activities improvement.