VID hosted the Indian Ambassador to Norway on Friday 17
December, in connection with VID sending a large group of nursing
students to India in the spring of 2022 for exchange and
practice.
From left: The Embassy's First Secretary Inder Jeet
Singh, the Indian Ambassador to Norway Dr. Bala Bashkar, Pro-Rector of
Education Helene Lund and Associate Professor Benedicte
Sørensen Strøm. Photo: Inger Marie
Hognestad
VID is very pleased that Dr. Bala Bashkar thinks that
this is an exciting development, and that the ambassador is willing to
support both students and the collaboration initiative between VID and
Indian universities.
The Norwegian Embassy in India is also very positive
about the collaboration, and has invited VID's students in India to
visit the Norwegian Embassy in Delhi, in April.
Students from VID to India
The student group that goes to India in 2022 can expect
a good reception and a safe environment around the stay, despite the
current demanding situation related to the Covid
pandemic.
Since 2010, VID, together with the institutions before
the merger, has sent close to 100 students on internships in nursing,
social care, and social work to India. As a result, VID has
made a name for itself nationally by being the Norwegian educational
institution
that sends the absolute largest number of
students to India.
Supported by PANORAMA strategy
In recent times, the activity has received increased
focus on collaboration with Indian universities, which opens up new
opportunities. Cooperation in higher education between Norway
and India is supported by the Norwegian PANORAMA strategy, which
highlights India as an important partner for
Norway.
Norway has developed several funding mechanisms that support
cooperation on education and research between Norwegian and Indian
institutions, and VID will look more closely at the opportunities
inherent in these.
VID
looks forward to continued good cooperation with Indian partners, with
good support from the Indian
Embassy in Norway , and the Norwegian
Embassy in India.
The student group that goes to India in 2022 can expect a
good reception and a safe environment around the stay, despite the
current demanding situation related to the Covid
pandemic.
Published by Inger
Marie Hognestad . Date:
December 20, 2021.
