Source: Economic Times
The IIT Kharagpur has created an online forum to help stranded foreign students at the institute share their problems faced during the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, a spokesperson of the institute said on Sunday. The Office of International Relations (OIR) is reaching out to the foreign students and is also sharing academic information on the forum.
“The institute is presently hosts students and post - doctoral fellows from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Several foreign students are getting financial aid under international programmes run by us and outreach bodies of the Centre. We have ensured that they receive their scholarships on time” the spokesperson said. The OIR is also helping the students to extend their visas and is processing their scholarships so they don't face difficulties during the lockdown.
