PRESS RELEASE - DIRECTOR GENERAL IVAN SAVVOV MEETING WITH DELEGATION

FROM TOGO, KENYA AND SRI LANKA: 1-2 MAY 2023

Director General Ivan Savvov welcomed an international delegation to Academic Union Oxford for a meeting on social well-being, healthcare and education.

The meeting participants discussed important issues and challenges faced by developing countries in Africa and Asia in social, healthcare and education fields.

Amongst discussed topics were providing accessible healthcare, fighting HIV, improving education as well as creating the right environment for economic growth.

They agreed that EBA and Academic Union community provide a vital platform for discussion and finding solutions and recommit to taking agenda forward.

The Director General thanked the delegates for the role they have played in their country’s prosperity, with large investment and efforts creating jobs, improving healthcare and education.

Mr Ivan Savvov presented the delegates with signs of distinction as a symbol of their ongoing efforts and achievements.

They agreed that volatility of global economy demonstrated, more than ever, the need for likeminded partners to work together to support the economy, health and education around the world.

The delegates committed to continued joint work and future collaboration.