India to set up educational institutions in Africa: Anand Sharma

[karan21]

NEW DELHI: India is working closely with Africa to enhance cooperation and will set up educational institutions in the continent, Commerce and Industry MinisterAnand Sharma said today.

"We are committed to build Indian Institute of Foreign Trade campus in Uganda, and India Africa institute of information technology in Ghana ... India and Africa have identified priority sector," Sharma said while addressing the CII-EXIM Bank conclave on India-Africa partnership here.

He said more than 50,000 African students are studying in India, of which 15,000 are getting Indian scholarship.

"India and Africa are engaged in different manner today then when they were few years ago. India is building 70 institutions in Africa together," Sharma said.

India and Africa together account for a huge market of 2.2 billion people with a combined GDP of more than USD 3 trillion.

Over the years, the bilateral cooperation has diversified across several sectors such as agriculture, education, health, skill building and infrastructure.

India is Africa's fourth largest trading partner and a significant investor across the continent. Bilateral trade touched USD 57 billion in 2011, and is targeted to reach USD 90 billion by 2015.


India to set up educational institutions in Africa: Anand Sharma - The Economic Times

 

[Skull and Bones]

India needs to engage African nations more proactively. And what can be more productive than collaborative education institutions.

 

[karan21]

Africa is going to be the next economic powerhouse in the world and India will have a heatstart. Good job. Go Africa waka wakaa

India needs to engage African nations more proactively. And what can be more productive than collaborative education institutions.

I second that.

 

[Skull and Bones]

I second that.

Private educational institutes like NIIT and likes are doing than for more than half a decade.

 

[T90TankGuy]

Africa is going to be the next economic powerhouse in the world and India will have a heatstart. Good job. Go Africa waka wakaa





I second that.

Actually the Chinese have been engaging the African countries a while longer than we have , they have invested billions $ as soft loans with different sectors in these countries.