IIM Bangalore facilitates student exchange between IIT Guwahati, Karnataka colleges
The visits have been organized to strengthen people-to-people connect, especially between youth belonging to the Northeast and other states in the country.
Adarsh Srivastava | February 27, 2023 | 08:14 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has facilitated 50 students to visit the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati between February 24 and March 4, 2023, as a part of Yuva Sangam under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
The IIM Bangalore will also welcome 30 students from Assam, from March 2 to March 8, 2023, under the initiative. The visits have been organized to strengthen people-to-people connect, especially between youth belonging to the Northeast and other states in the country.
As part of the tour, students will also interact with entrepreneurs, artists, NGOs, sportspersons, and district administration officials. The staff of IIM Bangalore and IIT Guwahati will be involved in the immersive visits.
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While congratulating the 50 students selected for the tour, Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIM Bangalore, advised students to make the most of this immersive experience and learn about each other’s history, culture, way of life, and more. “Document your experiences in a journal or on your phone, make friends, and be the brand ambassadors of Karnataka,” he told them.
"The students are from colleges in Bangalore, Hassan, Shimoga, and other parts of the state, and this is their first visit to the Northeast, so their excitement was palpable," reads an official statement.
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The ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ Yuva Sangam seeks to provide an immersive experience of various facets of life, development landmarks, recent achievements and youth connect in the host state. During their visits, the students will have a multidimensional exposure under five broad areas – Paryatan (Tourism), Parampara (Traditions), Pragati (Development), Prodyogik (Technology) and Paraspar Sampark (People-to-people Connect).
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