Overview
- Inauguration was led by EU Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi.
- The office is the EU’s first such facility in a partner country, initially focused on ICT, serving students, researchers, and professionals with reliable information across all 27 member states.
- The initiative will operate through three connected pillars: the New Delhi Gateway Office, a Support Office in the EU, and a digital tool offering a single source of trusted mobility information.
- Planned activities include job fairs, study visits, and targeted outreach to build a structured talent corridor that also helps EU employers and universities engage with Indian candidates.
- Officials cast the launch as an early deliverable from the Jan 27 India–EU Summit, aligning with concluded FTA negotiations, a Security and Defence Partnership, and the ‘Towards 2030’ strategic agenda, with Jaishankar citing de‑risking and a rising global workforce and Virkkunen highlighting India’s strong digital skills pipeline.