Joint celebration of International Students’ Day and ITEC Day
All the Sri Lankan alumni of Indian universities and Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme are cordially invited to attend ‘International Students’ Day’ and ‘ITEC Day’ being organised by the High Commission of India at 4p.m. on 22 March at Samudra Ball Room, Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo.
International Students Day is organised every year to commemorate birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of Independent India.
This event aims to bring together all Sri Lankan students who have studied in India.
Sri Lanka is one of the most important partners in ITEC program, launched nearly 50 years ago, as India’s bilateral program of assistance. Over 200 training slots are allocated annually for capacity building and training in diverse areas like IT, English language, management, rural development, finance, mass communication, remote sensing etc.
Alumni members (who availed various scholarships to study in India or who studied in India under Self-Financing Scheme) who wish to participate in this joint celebration are requested to send an e-mail along with their particulars to commercialsec@gmail.com till March 15, 2012.
