Andhra Pradesh Government plans to set up six universities – Energy University, Water University, Hospitality University, Aquaculture University, Logistics University and Sports University.

This was stated here on Monday by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu when Sean Kelly, Australian Consul General, South India called on him.

Mr. Kelly informed Mr. Naidu that Australia was keen to work with Andhra Pradesh in aquaculture, dairy industry, healthcare management, mining, gas and energy sector, logistics, sports, skill development, education, sports, human resources and pension funds.

Mr.Kelly told the Chief Minister that Australia specializes in sustainable fisheries management and could work with AP in this sector. “We will ensure that fisheries sector is managed well without over exploitation of marine life,” Mr. Kelly said.

The Chief Minister said that he aims to make Andhra Pradesh the aquaculture capital of the world and a marine processing hub of India. “We want to make the state number one in terms of processing capacity, value addition and highest exports of seafood,” he added.

In healthcare management, Mr. Kelly said Australia could collaborate in Intellectual Property (IP) and medical research as A.P. is strong in pharmaceutical sector.

The Chief Minister explained that he aims to make AP a logistics hub for South East Asia. “Australia has a strong presence in logistics. We could help A.P. in that,” Mr. Kelly said.

Mr. Kelly invited Chief Minister to visit Australia and be part of the major Seafood Convention in Perth in October this year. The Chief Minister accepted the invitation and said that he could also send a delegation to Australia before October to study the country’s aquaculture industry.

The Chief Minister said that once the areas of collaboration were finalised, A.P. and Australian Government officials could review the progress of the projects by meeting up once in every six months.