{"id":10793,"date":"2025-12-14T23:32:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/?page_id=10793"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T06:56:04","slug":"the-agreement-strengthens-cooperation-between-maharashtra-and-baden-wurttemberg-in-the-nursing-sector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/the-agreement-strengthens-cooperation-between-maharashtra-and-baden-wurttemberg-in-the-nursing-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"The agreement strengthens cooperation between Maharashtra and Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg in the nursing sector."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<style>\n\/* =====================\n   BASE & ACCESSIBILITY\n===================== *\/\n:focus-visible{\n  outline:3px solid #ff9933;\n  outline-offset:3px;\n}\n\n\/* =====================\n   PAGE LAYOUT\n===================== *\/\n.nc-wrapper{\n  max-width:1200px;\n  margin:0px auto;\n  padding:0 15px;\n}\n.nc-title{\n  text-align:center;\n  color:#083b66;\n  font-size:26px;\n  margin-bottom:30px;\n}\n\n\/* =====================\n   IMAGE GALLERY\n===================== *\/\n.nc-gallery{\n  display:grid;\n  grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));\n  gap:22px;\n  margin-bottom:35px;\n}\n.nc-gallery img{\n  width:100%;\n  height:220px;\n  object-fit:cover;\n  border-radius:16px;\n  cursor:pointer;\n  box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);\n  transition:transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;\n}\n.nc-gallery img:hover{\n  transform:scale(1.03);\n  box-shadow:0 14px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);\n}\n\n\/* =====================\n   CONTENT BOX\n===================== *\/\n.nc-content{\n  background:#ffffff;\n  padding:30px;\n  border-radius:18px;\n  box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\n  line-height:1.9;\n  font-size:16px;\n}\n.nc-content p{\n  padding-bottom:20px;\n  font-weight:bold;\n}\n\n\/* =====================\n   LIGHTBOX (ACCESSIBLE)\n===================== *\/\n.nc-lightbox{\n  display:none;\n  position:fixed;\n  inset:0;\n  background:rgba(0,0,0,0.85);\n  z-index:9999;\n  align-items:center;\n  justify-content:center;\n}\n.nc-lightbox[aria-hidden=\"false\"]{\n  display:flex;\n}\n.nc-lightbox-img{\n  max-width:90%;\n  max-height:90%;\n  border-radius:12px;\n  box-shadow:0 20px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);\n}\n.nc-close{\n  position:absolute;\n  top:20px;\n  right:30px;\n  color:#ffffff;\n  font-size:40px;\n  font-weight:bold;\n  cursor:pointer;\n}\n\n\/* =====================\n   PREV \/ NEXT BUTTONS\n===================== *\/\n.nc-prev,\n.nc-next{\n  position:absolute;\n  top:50%;\n  transform:translateY(-50%);\n  background:rgba(255,255,255,0.15);\n  border:none;\n  color:#ffffff;\n  font-size:50px;\n  padding:10px 18px;\n  cursor:pointer;\n  border-radius:50%;\n  transition:background 0.3s ease;\n}\n.nc-prev:hover,\n.nc-next:hover{\n  background:rgba(255,255,255,0.35);\n}\n.nc-prev{ left:30px; 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The joint declaration was signed by Minister of State for Medical Education Madhuri Misal and Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Minister Manfred Lucha, in the presence of Medical Education Department Secretary Dheerajkumar, Medical Education Commissioner Dr. Anil Bhandari, Director of DMER Dr. Ajay Chandanwale, Deputy Secretary Dr. Suvarna Kharat, and senior officers Archana Badhe (Navare) and Dhirendra Ramteke.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      The agreement will provide nursing students from Maharashtra with opportunities in Germany, including language training, skill development, certification recognition, and employment, while promoting student\u2013faculty exchange, joint training, and research initiatives to develop globally skilled nursing professionals.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n<\/main>\n\n<!-- LIGHTBOX -->\n<div class=\"nc-lightbox\" id=\"ncLightbox\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n  <button class=\"nc-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous image\">&#10094;<\/button>\n\n  <img class=\"nc-lightbox-img\" id=\"ncLightboxImg\" alt=\"\">\n\n  <button class=\"nc-next\" aria-label=\"Next image\">&#10095;<\/button>\n\n  <span class=\"nc-close\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Close image\">&times;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\nconst galleryImages = document.querySelectorAll(\".nc-gallery img\");\nconst lightbox = document.getElementById(\"ncLightbox\");\nconst lightboxImg = document.getElementById(\"ncLightboxImg\");\nconst closeBtn = document.querySelector(\".nc-close\");\nconst prevBtn = document.querySelector(\".nc-prev\");\nconst nextBtn = document.querySelector(\".nc-next\");\n\nlet currentIndex = 0;\n\nfunction openLightboxByIndex(index){\n  const img = galleryImages[index];\n  lightboxImg.src = img.src;\n  lightboxImg.alt = img.alt;\n  lightbox.setAttribute(\"aria-hidden\",\"false\");\n  currentIndex = index;\n  closeBtn.focus();\n}\n\nfunction closeLightbox(){\n  lightbox.setAttribute(\"aria-hidden\",\"true\");\n}\n\nfunction showNext(){\n  currentIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % galleryImages.length;\n  openLightboxByIndex(currentIndex);\n}\n\nfunction showPrev(){\n  currentIndex = (currentIndex - 1 + galleryImages.length) % galleryImages.length;\n  openLightboxByIndex(currentIndex);\n}\n\ngalleryImages.forEach((img, index) => {\n  img.addEventListener(\"click\", () => openLightboxByIndex(index));\n  img.addEventListener(\"keydown\", e => {\n    if(e.key === \"Enter\") openLightboxByIndex(index);\n  });\n});\n\ncloseBtn.addEventListener(\"click\", closeLightbox);\nprevBtn.addEventListener(\"click\", showPrev);\nnextBtn.addEventListener(\"click\", showNext);\n\ndocument.addEventListener(\"keydown\", e => {\n  if(lightbox.getAttribute(\"aria-hidden\") === \"false\"){\n    if(e.key === \"Escape\") closeLightbox();\n    if(e.key === \"ArrowRight\") showNext();\n    if(e.key === \"ArrowLeft\") showPrev();\n  }\n});\n\nlightbox.addEventListener(\"click\", e => {\n  if(e.target === lightbox) closeLightbox();\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-10793","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-featured-image","page-entry","loop-entry boxed clr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10793"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10800,"href":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10793\/revisions\/10800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmer.maharashtra.gov.in\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}