A team from the World Bank along with Higher Education Department Principal Secretary GVV Sarma visited the Central University of Orissa (CUO), Koraput on Wednesday and had a discussion with university Vice-Chancellor Prof Sachidananda Mohanty.
The discussion mainly focused on higher education strategy for the backward region of the State and the role the Central University could play.
Prof Mohanty informed the team about different activities taken up by the university for regional development, including activities undertaken in five adopted village adjacent to the university. Different subjects and research programmes offered, infrastructure development and academic milestones achieved by the university were discussed.
Prof Mohanty expected that large section of student from the KBK region would take admission in the present session in view of the Education Strategy for the backward region adopted by the university.
The team praised Prof Mohanty for his outstanding efforts in Education Strategy and hoped that the university would be a hub of quality higher education.