29 October,2010 07:14 AM IST | | A Correspondent
International Baccalaureate (IB), an educational board recognised by universities around the world, will no longer be restricted to the children of the elite in India.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the non-profit Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the IB Organisation in Paris yesterday.
AKDN has a substantial presence in India with 85,000 beneficiaries under its wrap. They have 10 schools located in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, including two in Mumbai.
Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Head of AKDN's Social Welfare Department, and Jeff Beard, Director General of the IB signed the MoU.
Princess Zahra said, "The agreement with IB will bridge the cultural divide and enable our educational institutions to benefit from their educational philosophy, curriculum expertise and academic excellence."
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The western countries, in return, will gain from a global perspective of the other countries. Till now, only students in international schools in Indiau00a0 had access to IB.
