Indian embassy hosts alumni reunion of Vietnam
The Indian Embassy in Hanoi held an
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day in Hanoi on
Dec. 1 to meet students who had received scholarships from the
programme.
The Indian Embassy in Hanoi held an
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day in Hanoi on
Dec. 1 to meet students who had received scholarships from the
programme.
In his speech delivered at the meeting, Ambassador Ranjit Rae said the government of India has offered about 95 ITEC scholarships annually to Vietnam and around 1,255 people in Vietnam have received the scholarships since 1992.
“We see you as
friends and ambassadors of India and would like to keep in touch
with you in order to further strengthen India-Vietnam friendship,
particularly at people-to-people level,” the ambassador said.
The
programme was initiated in 1964 by late Indian Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru and has a presence in 158 countries. It covers several
fields including IT and telecommunications, management, small and medium
enterprise and rural development, environment, English language
training, finance and accounts.
Head of the Ministry of
Education and Training’s International Education Development Department
Nguyen Xuan Vang said he hoped the Indian Government would provide more
scholarships to Vietnamese people as a contribution to Vietnam ’s
human resources training for its development.
Also at the
event, the ambassador said the Indian Government would donate 20 billion
VND (100,000 USD) for the flood-hit provinces in central Vietnam./.