Bhubaneswar: Australia High Commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell AO led a high-level delegation to the campuses of KIIT and KISS recently with an aim to focus more on collaboration in higher education and research. The delegation visited all the campuses of KIIT and KISS.
“Australian government is deepening government to government relation at federal and state level with like-minded countries. Australia is interested to collaborate on Higher Education, Skill and Development, and Employability. Many Australian higher education institutes are keen to collaborate with Indian Institutions because of similar challenges,” Barry O’Farrell was quoted as saying in a press release.
“Australia High Commission office in New Delhi will provide all kinds of support KIIT & KISS for collaboration with Australian higher education and technical institutions for education, research, skill development, student-faculty exchange programme, and tribal research,” the Australian High Commissioner added.
Among others, Minister-Counsellor (Education and Research) Mathew Johnston; Deputy Counsel-General for Australia, Kolkata, Daniel Sim; Sr. Advisor, Department of Education, Shazia Naqvi; VC, KIIT Deemed to be University, Prof H. K. Mohanty; VC, KISS DU, Prof Deepak K Behera; Pro-VC, KIIT DU, Prof Sasmitarani Samanta; Director-General, KISS, Dr Kanhu Ch. Mahali; Registrar, KIIT DU, Prof J. R. Mohanty and Registrar, KISS DU, Dr PK Routray were present on the occasion.
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