Four students from the KIIT University here, Braja Kishore Mishra, Subham Garg, Sarthak Samal and Ipsit Utkarsh, were among the Indian youth delegation that visited China under the International Youth Exchange Programme-2015 recently.
The programme seeks to promote mutual understanding of values and culture among youths and develop better relations between India and China.
The 200-member delegation, led by senior officials of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, visited places of cultural importance, leading companies and sports centres and interacted with locals, entrepreneurs and youths of China.
On their arrival in Beijing, a reception was hosted for them by Ambassador of India to China Ashok Kantha. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Secretary Rajiv Gupta and Director Gaurav Agarwal were also present. The reception was followed by an interaction session in the Indian Embassy, where the delegation was briefed about Indo-China relationship. KIIT students presented a tribal art memento to All China Youth Federation Deputy President Wan Xueju.