World Bank Team Visits Berhampur University For Evaluation Of Fund Utilisation

Berhampur: A team from the World Bank visited Berhampur University in Odisha’s Ganjam district to take stock of utilisation of its fund.

The team of Denis Nikolaev, senior Education Specialist, Sangeeta Goyal, Papia Bhatacharji, Rajive Aggrawal, Sangeeta Dey and Monika Chawla were accorded a warm welcome by the university’s vice-chancellor, PG Council chairman and other key university representatives.

At a meeting held with the university officials, Prof Sukant Kumar Tripathy and Prof Jogeswar Panigrahi presented significant achievements made by the Centre of Excellence. They showcased ongoing projects, highlighted applied patents and provided an overview of the utilisation of World Bank funds to support these works. The team also conducted a comprehensive tour of the Central Instrumentation Centre laboratories.

Prof Sudhakar Patro, director of the Office of Higher Education and Professional Education (OHEPEE), delivered a detailed breakdown of the allocation and expenditure of World Bank funds.

Later, the team visited the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, the extension block of Marine Science Department and the new Examination block.