At the BRICS Summit 2026, India’s National Testing Agency Director General proposed cooperation among BRICS member nations to develop shared education and assessment frameworks addressing AI-related challenges.
Industry says BRICS initiatives on skills forecasting, remote employment and worker mobility could improve skills alignment and expand access to international jobs.
The 2026 BRICS summit’s New Delhi Declaration includes education and youth initiatives covering a new university ranking system, AI in classrooms, student mobility, research and startup support, skills and jobs.
BRICS nations seek to align education and workforce needs through the New Delhi Declaration, prioritising STEM, vocational training, digital skills and AI.
BRICS leaders endorsed education cooperation, traditional knowledge systems, safe use of AI, and exploration of a BRICS university global ranking and evaluation system.
BRICS members adopt the New Delhi Declaration to deepen cooperation in science, education, innovation, and skills through shared research infrastructure, startup support, and university ranking initiatives.
BRICS education ministers have advanced discussions on a Mutual Recognition of Qualifications framework that could ease academic mobility for STEM students, while professional licensing rules would still apply.
BRICS CONNECT will enable member countries to share best practices on skills forecasting, labour-market intelligence, employability and digital employment services.
India and Russia are co-developing a university ranking system, potentially expanding to all BRICS nations, aiming to bolster regional technological cooperation and innovation.
