Explanation:

Recently at the 5th BRICS Education ministers meeting, Beijing declaration on education was adopted which advocated support for both these organizations.Statement 1: NU is a consortium of the universities, elaborating Master and PhD programmes in different disciplines. It was established in 2015 in BRICS meeting at Moscow. NU follows principles of: Openness, which enables various universities to join the network respecting national criteria. Focus on educational programmes that can be supplemented with network research and innovation projects. There is also a BRICS Universities League which is a consortium of leading research universities from BRICS countries.

Statement 2: The BTTC (established in 2013) comprises the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) (Brazil), the National Committee for BRICS Research (NRC/BRICS) (Russia), the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) etc. The objective behind creating such a Council was to establish a permanent entity that would enhance cooperation in research, knowledge sharing, capacity building, and policy advice between think tanks in BRICS countries. The main purposes of its establishment was to form a platform for the exchange of ideas and present policy  recommendations for BRICS leaders.