On 14 December VU Amsterdam had the honor to welcome the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. Ambassador Mrs. Reenat Sandhu. She visited VU Amsterdam to jointly celebrate Divali with the Indian community and to share stories and exchange on VU- Indian academic collaboration with the Rector Jeroen Geurts, academics and students. Some highlights of the program included:
- The awareness of the inner light- The speakers emphasized on the spiritual meaning of Divali underlying the heart of Hindu philosophy- awakening and awareness of the Light within.
- One earth, one family, one future- The ambassador informed the attendees about India’s G20 presidency (commenced from 1 December, 2022). She spoke the vision that the presidency would be focussed upon: One earth, one family, one future. She reiterated our joint commitment towards this vision and welcomed future collaborations.
- VU-India mini-grant scheme-The Rector launched a VU-India mini-grant scheme, which will act as seed funding mechanism to increase impact of the VU’s research and learning. Know more
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