Ambassador of Bhutan, Major General Vestop Namgyel said, “Bhutan presently doesn’t have enough colleges to meet the needs of Bhutan’s youth who finish high school every year. Like any students of the world, students of Bhutan would also like to study in the best university in the US and UK but the cost is beyond the reach of the vast majority of students in Bhutan.” Ambassador of Bhutan further said, “India with its rich history and civilization and culture of learning and home of the oldest university in the world has been a very good destination for higher education for Bhutan students.” All the colleges and universities in India have common objectives of providing affordable and world class higher education comparable to the best universities of the world at much more affordable cost to the students, he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Nabhit Kapur, Peace Ambassador, said, “Often due to some reasons not every student is able to pursue higher education, so universities should take concrete steps to provide free education to the students. Providing free of cost quality education to the students can provide opportunities to every student at the global level.” He added, “Students studying in other countries do not give importance to learning different languages. In this direction, concrete steps should be taken by the universities, and at the same time, attention should be paid to the mental health of the students and to motivate them.”

While speaking about the friendly relations between Bangladesh and India, High Commissioner of Bangladesh, H.E. Muhammad Imran said, “Every year a large number of Bangladeshi students come to India to study and as a neighboring country, Bangladeshi students does not face any problem in India.” Bangladesh has a proper educational environment and infrastructure for higher education and about 7 to 8 thousand Indian students are presently studying in Bangladesh in the field of medicine and science. “We should focus on promoting cooperation, exchange of ideas, so that students of both countries can benefit,” he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Malawi Deputy High Commissioner Patrick Mphepo said, “The education sector has faced many challenges due to COVID-19 so we need to work towards a B2B approach at the university level and efforts should be made to link higher education institutes within the country.” Mr Mphepo further said, “Apart from this higher education institutes through tie-ups with the research institutes of national and international level and through more practical based learning approaches should work on skills improvement of the students and faculties.”