{"id":23955,"date":"2017-12-03T15:02:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T20:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=23955"},"modified":"2018-11-16T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T20:04:26","slug":"professional-exchange-builds-friendships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/professional-exchange-builds-friendships\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Exchange Builds Friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-23956\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/exchange.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/exchange.png 402w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/exchange-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/exchange-299x271.png 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A delegation representing Indian think tanks and print and broadcast media visited The India Center recently. <a href=\"http:\/\/waccfl.org\/site\/\">The World Affairs Council of Central Florida<\/a> facilitated the visit. John C. Bersia, UCF\u2019s special assistant to the president for Global Perspectives and co-chair of The India Center, hosted the group, along with Amanda Fleming, the center\u2019s senior program assistant, and others from the university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternational professional exchanges such as this one provide endless ways to enrich the understanding of other countries and cultures, and leave open the potential for mutually beneficial networking and other ties,\u201d Bersia said.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors were particularly eager to learn more about The India Center\u2019s work, he noted, and expressed their interest in serving as resources for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe now have a new group of friends in India. One cannot put a price on the value of such relationships \u2013 for The India Center, UCF and the Orlando area \u2013 and they will only grow in importance as India, a rising power, expands its influence on the world stage,\u201d Bersia said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A delegation representing Indian think tanks and print and broadcast media visited The India Center recently. The World Affairs Council of Central Florida facilitated the visit. John C. 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