Office of International Affairs of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University organised an International Students’ Meet at the Dwarka campus. Around 150 students from the USA, Tibet, Republic of Congo, Nepal, Indonesia, Ghana, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Russia, Spain, Bhutan, Yemen participated in the meet. Anu Singh lather, director, international affairs of the university welcomed the students and guests. She stressed upon the need to develop global educational platforms providing equal opportunities to all. lather added that the contemporary global challenges require the students to be updated regarding concepts and recent developments.
Krishna Prasad Pantha, cultural counselor, Embassy of Nepal mentioned that India continues to be the educational destination for the students of Nepal. He thanked the university for providing excellent education to the Nepalese students in huge numbers. Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, member, Tibetan Parliament-in-exile shared his thoughts about the role of education in human living. He opined that the vision of His Holiness the Dalai lama keeps education as the most important asset for human beings. It is only with the help of education that humans can lead their life with happiness and prosperity, he added. Saifullah Delawar, second secretary, Embassy of Afghanistan maintained that the Indian educational institutions need to run a bridging course in English and soft skills for students from Afghanistan. Sediqullah Sahar, Education Attache, Embassy of Afghanistan talked about the need for education collaborations between India and Afghanistan. Cultural programmes including singing of African, Bangla and Nepalese songs, Tibetan danceet al. were presented by the international students of the university.