BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, August 4, 2002: Dr. Edgardo Nestor de Vincenzi, president of the Interamerican Open University announced the inauguration of their new Department of Indo-oriental Studies August 8. The department will be under the academic direction of Dr. Sergio Lais-Suarez, Chairman of the Department of Ayurveda Medicine, Main Professor of the Unity of Statistics Development of the University, and President of the Argentina-India’s Friendship House, together with Dr. Fernando Fernandez Escalante former Ambassador of Argentina in India. During this celebration the Interamerican Open University will convey to the Indian Ambassador in Argentina, Mr. Nigam Prakash the “Honoris Causa Diploma of Professor” and the Indian Embassy will honor Dr. Sergio Lais-Suarez with the “Friends of India 2002” Award, all in the presence of more of 250 top personalities of the country including scholars, congress man, faculty, journalist, etc. For more information, contact “source” above.
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