Overseas student at SU shares his experience

GANGTOK, 23 Nov: Tourism takes much of the credit when it comes to highlighting Sikkim on the global map, however, the academic experience of Tatsuki Shirai may now perhaps make the outside world reflect on its academic potential as well.
Tatsuki Shirai who hails from Japan has been a student at Sikkim University for almost a year and is now heading back home following the expiry of his visa. Mr. Shirai, who also happens to be the first overseas student in Sikkim, expressed that it was an honour to have studied here and informed that the experience was “challenging yet exciting”.

CM launches Sikkim Studies programme at Jamia Millia Islamia

CHAMLING DELIVERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON “REGIONAL PARTIES AND THEIR EFFICACY IN ADVANCING NATION BUILDING”
NEW DELHI, 25 April [IPR]: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was at the Jamia Millia Islamia today where he delivered the keynote address on “Regional Parties and their efficacy in advancing Nation Building” and also launched the Sikkim Studies Programme at the university. [turn to pg 2 for complete keynote address]
Prof. Najeeb Jung, Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, in his introductory remarks, accepted that knowledge about Sikkim as well as the north eastern states has been rather sketchy and expressed hope that the Sikkim Studies Programme at his institute would improve knowledge on Sikkim.
The Vice Chancellor requested the Chief Minister to depute one Professor, Reader or Lecturer from Sikkim to the University so that the Studies Series program could be further strengthened. The Vice Chancellor further said that “something different” was happening in Sikkim that all must know about this and that the Sikkim Studies Programme would assist in this understanding.
Summing up the day’s session, Sanjoy Hazarika, Director, Centre for NE Studies, appreciated the suggestion of the Chief Minister to substitute the word ‘Sindh’ with ‘Sikkim’ in the National Anthem, which, he said, would be another contribution of the people of the State to the entire nation. This, he stressed, should be taken note of by one and all.