Embassy of India

Belgrade

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PRESS RELEASE

The Embassy of India in Belgrade celebrated Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day on 11^th December 2024. Besides senior officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, other government departments and media person, a large number of ITEC alumni attended the event.

2. In her address at the celebration, Indian Ambassador Ms. Shubhdarshini Tripathi, gave an overview of the ITEC programme which covers over 300 training courses of different duration in premier training institutes of India to over 160 friendly foreign countries since 1964.

3. Serbia is one of the ITEC partner countries and since 2008, 170 Serbian mid-level career professionals have undergone courses on a wide and diverse range of skills and disciplines, including in ICT, Expenditure Management, Entrepreneurship, WTO, Banking & Finance, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Legislative Drafting, Yoga, English proficiency etc. Further, 13 Serbian diplomats have also attended courses related to diplomacy in India. Serbian military officers are also availing UN Peacekeeping Training courses in India. Hence, India has been contributing in its own way, to capacity building in Serbia. e-ITEC has also been introduced to further increase the outreach to a larger audience who are not able to visit India physically. All expenditure including the international air passages, boarding and lodging in respect of selected candidates are borne by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. The interested candidates may apply for the ITEC courses through ITEC portal https://www.itecgoi.in/meaportal/homepage.

4. On this occasion, some ITEC alumni also shared their experience of visiting India and attending the ITEC training programme.

BELGRADE

11^th December 2024