India has shown when a nation invests in knowledge, it invests in its future: Zanzibar president
The President of Zanzibar, Hussein Ali Mwinyi, addressed the 63rd convocation of IIT Madras, emphasizing the importance of investing in education for national development. The event also highlighted the growth of the IIT Madras-Zanzibar campus as a hub for higher education in East Africa.
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This highlights the strengthening of international academic partnerships between India and African nations, focusing on knowledge-sharing and human capital development.
Across generations, India has shown that when a nation invests in knowledge, it invests in its future, the President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Hussein Ali Mwinyi, said in Chennai on Friday. "There could hardly be a more fitting place to celebrate that truth than here,” he said during his speech at the 63rd convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M).
The article reports on a convocation ceremony and official speeches without taking a political stance or using loaded language.
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