The government-run Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) setup its first overseas campus in Kampala, Uganda to assist students of African nations understand the nuances of globalisation and capacity-building in the continent.
The new institute, named India-Africa Institute of Foreign Trade (IAIFT), is being set up as a part of the Indian government's initiative to help develop a higher education system in African countries in specialised fields.
It will be a pan-Africa institute-part of India's commitment for capacity-building in Africa. Established in 1963 by the government of India, IIFT runs some specialised programmes in collaboration with foreign institutions, but it has no full-fledged overseas campus in any country. Headquartered in New Delhi, it also has a campus in Kolkata.
During the India-Africa Forum Summit in 2008, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced that India would help establish 19 educational institutions in Africa. IIFT is one of them and the African Union wanted it to be set up in Kampala.
The new institute, named India-Africa Institute of Foreign Trade (IAIFT), is being set up as a part of the Indian government's initiative to help develop a higher education system in African countries in specialised fields.
It will be a pan-Africa institute-part of India's commitment for capacity-building in Africa. Established in 1963 by the government of India, IIFT runs some specialised programmes in collaboration with foreign institutions, but it has no full-fledged overseas campus in any country. Headquartered in New Delhi, it also has a campus in Kolkata.
During the India-Africa Forum Summit in 2008, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced that India would help establish 19 educational institutions in Africa. IIFT is one of them and the African Union wanted it to be set up in Kampala.
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