Odisha varsity founder conferred honorary doctorate

Bhubaneswar, Sep 13 (IANS) The founder of Odisha-based KIIT university, Achyuta Samanta, has been conferred an honorary doctorate by a university in Iran, his office said here on Saturday.

Roshdiyeh Higher Education, a government university in Tabriz in Iran, conferred the degree of doctorate (Honoris Causa) on Samanta at its annual convocation on Friday, in recognition to his work in the field of education and social sector.