By Shruti Rao
Forty per cent of the students going to the US for higher studies are from Andhra Pradesh.
Therefore, this part of the country is one of the most significant contrbutors of knowledge. This was the opinion expressed by Cornelis Keur, Consul General, Consulate of United States of America.
Keur was speaking at a meet on ‘Indo-US Relations Today,’ on Wednesday, at Sedmal Hall.
The programme began with the mandatory welcome note, which emphasised the school’s repute in proffering knowledge for the last 84 years. The school offers courses such as — MBA, MCA, M.Com and M.Sc and is catering to 4,000 students at present.
In his talk, he spoke about the strengthening of ties between the two countries as they unitedly work towards arriving at concrete solutions for global problems.
His speech brought to light the US Consulate’s desire to double the present 200 applications for Visas to a decent 400. He said, “There are about 1 lakh students in America and about 40 per cent of these students come from Andhra Pradesh itself. So this part of the country is one of the most significant contributors of knowledge.” He admitted that AP is one of the most dynamic States in India which boasts of expertise in agriculture, pharmaceuticals, IT, aviation and space research, metallurgical industry, to name a few. Talking about the education scenario in the State, he mentioned that Hyderabad has some of the finest world-class colleges and universities that open up myriad options for aspiring students.
He observed, “I’m very happy to see people so concerned about the education of their children.” Speaking of ‘brain-drain,’ the coinage for mass immigration to the US, he observed, “It was brainborrowing and hence, it was always a win-win situation.” He commented, “There’s been a dramatic shift in US politics after President Barack Obama came in. Earlier administration used to work on a more unilateral manner. Now the problems of all countries are being seen as global problems, which is a good thing.” Member of the Consulate, Juliet Wurr accompanied Keur for the talk. “I feel lucky indeed to be here in India.
And I think a woman has to be twice as good to get ahead of men,” Juliet began. She further said, “My job is very simple. It is to make sure that we strengthen the ties between the Indian people and the American people. It really doesn’t matter what a bunch of dumb politicians say. I’m here to make you love me back.” The lecture was organised by Agarwal Siksha Samiti and was presided over by the president of the Samiti, Muralidhar Gupta.
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