Haryana developing as an education hub of international stature

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, NOV 7

A new chapter in developing Haryana as an education hub of international stature was added today as the Union Agriculture Minister Mr Sharad Pawar inaugurated the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and  Management(NIFTEM), a Deemed University, in Kundli on Delhi- Haryana border in presence of Haryana Chief Minister Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda and many other Union Ministers.

            It may be recalled that apart from this NIFTEM, a number of national level educational institutions like Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Central University, extension campus of Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS)-II, National Defence University, Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), National Institute of Design(NID), National Automotive Testing and Research and Development Infrastructure Project (NATRIP), and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs at Manesar, Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) at Rohtak and Central Institute of Plastic and Engineering Technology at Murthal are being set up across the State with the support of Central Government. This shows that the last seven years have witnessed tremendous development in the State.

 The NIFTEM has been conceived by the Central Government as an international Center of Excellence in the field of Food Sciences and Food Technology.

The NIFTEM will grow into an apex world class Institute to promote cooperation and networking among existing institutions both within the country and international bodies. The institute will offer high quality educational, research and management programme specific to the food industry, provide referral advice on food standards, disseminate knowledge on the food sector and provide business incubation facility. It will undertake not only world-class food technologies to undertake research and development  in frontier areas but also develop new products, processes, technologies and machineries, set food standards and protocol testing.