Indian Embassy celebrates ITEC Day in Tehran
By Reza Abesh Ahmadlou
Staff writer
The Indian Embassy celebrated the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation ITEC Day in Tehran on Thursday.
The celebrations commenced with the welcome remarks by Indian Ambassador to Iran Rudra Gaurav Shresth, which was followed by sharing of experience and memories in India by ITEC alumni, which also included rich Indian cultural traditions.
The Indian envoy briefed the attendants with fully-funded scholarships offered by the ITEC program and called for the program’s introduction to other Iranians by the alumni and Iranian media.
ITEC is the leading capacity building platform of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Instituted in 1964, ITEC is one of the oldest institutionalized arrangements for international capacity building, having trained more than 200,000 officials from over 160 countries in both the civilian and the defense sector.
Building on India’s vast and rich network of governance- and development-related expertise available in higher educational institutions and training facilities, ITEC offers nearly 10,000 fully-funded in-person training opportunities through nearly 400 courses offered at over 100 eminent institutes in India each year.
Since 2014, India has offered close to 100,000 world-class capacity building trainings and scholarships at premier institutions in India, along with a chance to experience the culture and hospitality of India. Even during the disruptions occasioned by the COVID pandemic, the ITEC program continued with its commitment to share India’s development experience with the world, providing online health care and governance related trainings to nearly 10,000 professionals through digital platforms.
Interested applicants can refer to the following website for further details about courses and fully-funded scholarships of the ITEC program:
https://www.itecgoi.in/upcoming_courses