On the first day of his state visit to Tanzania, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar met with the President of Zanzibar Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Wednesday to witness the signing of an agreement to set up an IIT Madras campus in Zanzibar.Witnessed the signing of the agreement on setting up of @iitmadras Zanzibar campus. Appreciate President @DrHmwinyi gracing the occasion, as also the presence of his Ministers. This historic step reflects Indias commitment to the Global South. pic.twitter.com/X3vdnICnSE— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 5, 2023A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Education (MoE), the Government of India, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, and the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) Zanzibar.The first IIT campus to be set up outside India will be in Zanzibar, Tanzania. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up of campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar- Tanzania was signed between the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, IIT Madras and Ministry of… pic.twitter.com/foAQIxFteK— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2023New IIT Campus Testament to Indias Commitment to Global South: JaishankarJaishankar, who is on a two-day state visit to Tanzania, emphasised that this agreement reflects Indias commitment to invest in the infrastructural development of its allies in the Global South. The event was accompanied by several high-ranking ministers of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar.The new IIT Campus, which will be named IIT Madras at Zanzibar, will be opened on October 2023 with a batch of 50 undergraduate students and 20 masters students. It will be the third overseas campus of IIT, with the other two located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Rais wa Zanzibar na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi Mhe. Dk. Hussein Ali Mwinyi @DrHmwinyi leo ameshuhudia halfa ya utiaji saini wa Makubaliano ya Uanzishwaji wa tawi Zanzibar la Chuo Kikuu cha Teknolojia cha IIT Madras cha India. pic.twitter.com/6WvsPHiihF— Tanzania in India (@TanzaniainIndia) July 5, 2023Other than the signing of the IIT MoU, MEA Jaishankar also hosted a reception event onboard the visiting INS Trishul, which was attended by the Zanzibar President, Speakers, Ministers, Members of Parliament, and senior officers from Tanzanian Defence Forces. Members of the Indian diaspora in Tanzania were also in attendance.Attended a deck reception hosted onboard INS Trishul with President of Zanzibar @DrHmwinyi. Welcomed the presence of the Speaker, Ministers, MPs, senior officers from Tanzanian Defence Forces and Indian diaspora. INS Trishuls presence in Zanzibar today is a statement of our… pic.twitter.com/jDbzZMeGfI— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 5, 2023
