Panaji, Dec 7 (IANS) Goa government wants to tap men-of-letters of Goan origin in Europe and other parts of the world to be resource persons for its educational institutions, an official said Tuesday.
‘We have asked Indian embassies across the globe to compile a list of qualified Goans who can be invited as resource persons in various institutions spread across the state,’ Goa’s commissioner for non-resident Indian (NRI) affairs Eduadro Faleiro said.
‘We have requested the embassies for information and contact details of qualified Goan expatriates, scientists, information technologists, educationist and others,’ the former minister of state for external affairs said, adding that once the list was compiled, the state government would individually contact the persons.
‘A significant number of Goans live in European Union member states such as Portugal, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Luxembourg. We want to utilise their talents for the betterment of the state they hail from,’ he said.
