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WINDHOEK: India will set up Center for Excellence in Information Technology (IT) in Namibia and provide the requisite financial as well as academic assistance for it.
An announcement to this effect was made when President Pranab Mukherjee, accompanied by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and other members of the Indian delegation, paid a formal visit to the Namibia University of Science & Technology (NUST) here and addressed the faculty and students. The Namibian Minister for Higher Education Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi disclosed that an MoU to this effect had been signed by the two countries. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ejama Tgivikua was also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, President Pranab Mukherjee said that the Center for Excellence in IT will be set up as soon as possible, in consultation with the concerned authorities of the two governments. He further disclosed that 50,000 scholarships for African students had already been declared by Government of India for the next five years.
President Pranab Mukherjee said that some of the Government of India’s current flagship programmes like “Make in India”, “Digital India” etc have proved to be highly successful in India and they could even be successful in Namibia and other African countries. He invited Namibian researchers to come to India and make best use of the opportunities available.
