Bhubaneswar: Morocco’s ambassador in India Mohammed Maliki made a courtesy call on Prof (Dr) Manojranjan Nayak, founder president of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) in Odisha capital on Friday.
Maliki had a wide ranging discussion with Prof Nayak and senior SOA officials and academics about the university’s contribution in the field of higher education and healthcare.
Speaking about Morocco, he said the country accounted for 72% of the global fertilizer production while it was a front ranking nation in the field of pharmaceuticals and tourism as well. Stating that he was highly impressed by the infrastructure and faculty members of SOA, he said he would try to facilitate study of students from Morocco in the university.
SOA’s Pro-Vice Chancellor and Registrar Prof BB Pradhan, Controller of Examination Prof Manjula Das, Dean (Students’ Welfare) Prof Jyoti Ranjan Das, Additional Dean (Research) Dr Priyabrata Patnaik, Deans of different institutions and Prof Nachieketa K. Sharma, Director, University Outreach Program were present.
