President of the Republic of Mauritius Rajkeswur Purryag and American geneticist and Nobel laureate Dr Oliver Smithies arrived here on a five-day visit.They are scheduled to attend two different mega events going on at the KIIT University.
While Purryag will grace the 9th Convocation of the KIIT University on November 16, Dr Smithies attended the 6th World Congress on Preventive & Regenerative Medicine as the chief guest of the inaugural function on Wednesday.
Founder of KIIT & KISS Dr A Samanta welcomed them on their arrival at the Biju Patnaik Airport here. later, they visited all campuses of the KIIT & KISS.