The Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), Odisha, participated as part of the CII delegation representing higher educational institutions of India in a three nations tour of Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu to Gabon and Senegal.
Naidu was accompanied by a high-level delegation including Minister of State for Union Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar and three Members of Parliament, Sushil Kumar Modi (Rajya Sabha), Vijay Pal Singh Tomar (Rajya Sabha) and P Ravindhranath (Lok Sabha),enior officials of Government of India, media and business persons.
The CUTM, being the first skill university in India had two objectives in mind for this visit, ie to add skilled manpower to Gabon and Senegal by offering skill development/ capacity building courses and to set up the first Maritime Education and Engineering school in Gabon with the help of GSEZ, MoE (Gabon), MoHE (Gabon), MHRD (Gabon).
This visit for CUTM was a pride moment, as the part of the CII delegation team. MonalishaGhosh, Associate Director – International Relationships and Government Partnerships participated on behalf of CUTM.
During the visit Ghosh participated in the two major events of business hosted jointly by CII and Chamber of Commerce of Gabon and Senegal and met several potential partners in promoting education particularly in skilling.