IIT in Tanzania can be hub of technology education in Africa: Dharmendra Pradhan
The government is planning IIT Madras' offshore campus in Tanzania. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that it can be a hub of technology education in Africa.
To ensure IIT's presence on the world map, the Central government has been planning to set up an offshore campus of IIT Madras in Tanzania, Africa. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that this can be a hub of technology education in the region.
Pradhan met Lela Muhamed Mussa, Minister for Education and Vocational Training, Zanzibar and proposed setting up a skill centre in Zanzibar. "India is happy to assist Tanzania with the IIT project. IIT in Tanzania can be a hub for technology education in Africa. I put forward the support required for the implementation of the project and also shared India's willingness to establish a 21st-century skill centre in Zanzibar," he said, as reported by News 18.
“Leela Muhamad Musa assured of all the requisite support to make our education and skills cooperation more vibrant and also for the prosperity of Tanzania and Zanzibar," he added.
“NEP is creating new avenues for education in India. I invited Tanzanian & African students to Study in India,” Pradhan said in a series of tweets.
Many IITs receiving requests to set up campuses in Middle-East and South Asian countries
In wake of several IITs getting requests to set up campuses in Middle-East and South Asian countries, the Centre had earlier this year set up a committee headed by IIT Council standing committee chairperson Dr K Radhakrishnan.
As per the recommendation of the committee, there could be more than one model of establishing the institute depending on the specific location such as campuses by individual IITs, a group of IITs and HEIs, individual or group of IITs in collaboration with a reputed host university.
It also suggested creating a generic system like IIT, NIT or IISER, under which a series of institutes can be established as the current IIT Act does not provision for setting up an IIT outside the country.
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