National Secretariat at KIIT

Updated on: Tuesday, December 14, 2010

KIIT University added yet another feather to its cap with the inauguration of India Secretariat of a very important organization, UMAP. University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP), dedicated for the cause of University level education in Asia and the Pacific, is an association of government and non-government organizations which administer student mobility in order to enhance international understanding among university students in 34 member countries with more than 364 participating Universities in the region of Asia and the Pacific.

UMAP National Secretariat of India at KIIT University was inaugurated on December 11, 2010 by Debi Prasad Mishra, minister of Higher Education, Tourism & Culture, Govt. of Odisha in the presence of Dr. Sumate Yamnoon, secretary general, UMAP, Dr HK Satapathy, VC, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapitha, Tirupati and Madam Voravan Limtong, director of the International Secretariat, UMAP.

KIIT has the unique distinction of being the only member of the country in UMAP since last two years. KIIT's focus on internationalization, knowledge sharing with more than 50 partner Universities across the globe, and other international activities were taken into consideration by the International Secretariat and the Board Members of UMAP to consider opening the UMAP National Secretariat of India at KIIT.

It is indeed a great honour for KIIT and for the State of Orissa that the India Secretariat has been opened in KIIT. Students and Universities of India can take advantage of it, said Dr. A. Samanta, founder, KIIT and KISS who incidentally happens to be a Member of the Executive Board of UMAP.

National Secretariat at KIIT

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