LUCKNOW, May 30 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the Uttar Pradesh government sees education not just as a way to obtain degrees, but as a key driver of the state's overall development.

The chief minister made the remark even as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Uttar Pradesh government and Australia's Monash University in his presence. He reaffirmed the government's commitment to making Uttar Pradesh a "capital of knowledge" on the global education map.

The MoU marks a significant step towards global academic integration, a press statement issued by the state government said.

The agreement aims to provide students and faculty members from basic, secondary, and higher education institutions ac...