Yemeni Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Yahia al-Shayibi and the Indian ambassador to the country signed on Monday executive cooperation agreements between the two friendly countries in the field of higher education and scientific research.
The agreement, which comes into effects upon signing, is to enhance the cooperation between the educational and academic institutions in the two countries, exchange of experts, research and information.
India, as per the agreement, would offer more scholarships for Yemeni students who want to finish their higher education.
As of late, many Yemeni students started to go in large numbers to India to receive education in the East Asian country where the cost of living and education is very low and affordable.
Education in Yemen is below international standards with students not given the opportunity to complete their education as Yemeni universities requires scoring good grades in the high school or else students have to pay for their education.
Separately, in the past two weeks, protests swept the public universities across the country demanding the dismissal of the rectors and high-ranking administrative officials.
The rector of Sana'a university Khalid al-Tumim resigned on Saturday in response to the increasing protests demanding his departure, however, students vowed not to stop their protests until all students get free education and the parallel system is cancelled.
A professor in Sana'a University told Yemen Post anonymously that the strategy of the former regime was apparently designed to hold the education process down and to convince students not to finish their studies, showing his complete support for the students protests.
"In addition to the students' demands, I suggest that any one get the chance to enroll in any college he wants, even if he or she got low grades in high school," he added.