Pramod Sawant (Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa) meets with Ms. Poonam Jezler (Chairperson, WBR-Switzerland) for Opening a University
Panaji: Shri Pramod Pandurang Sawant (Hon’ ble Chief Minister of Goa) recently had a courtesy meeting with Ms. Poonam Jezler (Chairperson, World Book of Records, Switzerland), Mr. Willi Jezler (Patron, World Book of Records, Germany) and Prof. (Dr.) Ravi Kumar Goyal (Bhartiya Skill Development University Jaipur) in which an opening of a university of skill development through Swiss technology was proposed and being discussed modalities of thereof. This was informed by Santosh Shukla (President, World Book of Records, London). On this occasion, Ms. Poonam Jezler (Vice-Chairperson, World Book of Records, Switzerland), Mr. Willi Jezler (Patron, World Book of Records, Germany) and Prof. (Dr.) Ravi Kumar Goyal (Bhartiya Skill Development University Jaipur) said that a university would be opened soon that conduct various short and long term courses in skill development orientations with international standards to students of the state. It would be worked under norms of a bilateral collaboration of India and Switzerland. Significantly, they said that Science and technology in Switzerland play an important role in the Swiss economy as very few natural resources is available in the country. The Swiss National Science Foundation, mandated by the Federal government, is the most important institute promoting scientific research. The raw output of scientific research from Switzerland consistently ranks within the top 20.