Ngowi had joined university just a month back
Vadodara: When he travelled from far away Tanzania to the M S University (MSU) here, to pursue a PhD degree, hardly anyone would have expected a tragic end to his journey. But Emmanuel Harrison Ngowi who was suspected to be suffering from Covid-19 breathed his last at the GMERS Gotri Hospital on Monday night.
Ngowi (34) was pursuing his PhD at the department of business economics of the Faculty of Commerce of the university. He had joined the university just a month back. Officials said that he was a lecturer in Tanzania and had taken a leave to pursue PhD here.
In Parul University, admissions went up from 350 in 2019-’20 to over 1,150 students of 55 nationalities in 2020-’21, while in MSU it went up from 85 to nearly 150 and at the National Forensic Sciences University (formerly Gujarat Forensic Science University), from 25 to nearly 100. All classes, except for medical and para-medical courses, are being held online.
“The SIG campaign aggressively pitched Gujarat’s universities in foreign countries where the entire state education machinery along with representatives of universities toured several countries early this year. Though it had to be cut short due to the Covid pandemic, the encouraging results are in front of us,” said Sharma.