Ministry of External Affairs announced that the first IIT campus outside India will be set up in Zanzibar, Tanzania

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An MoU for setting up a campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar was signed in the presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwini.

An Overview of the News

• The decision to set up the IIT campus in Zanzibar reflects the long-standing friendship between India and Tanzania and emphasizes India's focus on building people-to-people ties across Africa and the Global South.

• India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommends encouraging high-performing Indian universities to set up campuses in other countries, and this initiative is in line with that recommendation.

• During his four-day official visit to Tanzania, Dr. Jaishankar will participate in high-level talks, co-chair the 10th Joint Commission Meeting, visit an India-funded water supply project, and inaugurate the India-Tanzania Business Meeting.

• During his visit, Dr. Jaishankar will participate in high-level talks, co-chair the 10th Joint Commission Meeting, visit an India-funded water supply project, meet top leadership and inaugurate the India-Tanzania Business Meeting .

• Dr Jaishankar will also meet members of India's Parliamentary Friendship Group, address the Indian diaspora and inaugurate a statue of Swami Vivekananda in Dar es Salaam.

About Tanzania

• It is an East African country.

• Serengeti National Park is a popular safari destination in Tanzania.

• Kilimanjaro National Park is located in Tanzania.

• Zanzibar is a tropical island off the coast of Tanzania.

• Mafia is another tropical island in Tanzania.

Capital - Dodoma

Currency - Tanzanian Shilling

Official languages - Swahili, English

President - Samia Suluhu Hasan

Vice President - Philip Mpango

Prime Minister - Kassim Majaliwa

Speaker - Tulia Axon

Chief Justice - Ibrahim Hamis Zuma