SME Times News Bureau | 08 Aug, 2019
The 53rd Convocation
of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was held on August 8at the
Institute’s campus in New Delhi.
In a ceremony,
Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of
Housing & Urban Affairs and Minister of State for Commerce & Industry,
awarded degrees to the graduating students of various courses.
Distinguished
members from Board of Management of IIFT, faculty members of IIFT and other
dignitaries were present during the convocation.
In his address,
Hardeep Singh Purispoke about the growth that the Indian economy has witnessed
since the last few decades.
Considering the
contribution of foreign trade to approximately fifty percent in this economic
growth of India, he emphasized on the importance of specialised institutes like
IIFT.
Puri appreciated
the contribution of IIFT’s research based consultancy and corporate trainings
and hoped that it will contribute towards attaining the target of India
becoming a 5 trillion USD economy in the near future.
Congratulating the
graduating students, Hardeep Singh Puri exhorted them to be lifelong learners
and keep abreast of the latest developments in Foreign Trade.
Commerce Secretary
and Chairman, IIFT, Anup Wadhawan, complimented IIFT’s placements and role of
globally placed alumni in taking the Institute to global heights which has only
been possible due to its rigorous teaching pedagogy and unique courses
including foreign languages.
Commerce Secretary
further acknowledged the strong role of IIFT towards the support extended in
policy making through its newly established Centre of Trade Facilitation and
Logistics (CTFL) as well as Centre for WTO Studies, Centre for Research in
Trade (CRT), Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) and the Centre for
North East Studies (Ce-NEST) at IIFT Kolkata.
He also assured
continued support of the Government to the Institute for its new campus which
is being built at Maidan Garhi in New Delhi.