IIT Bombay one of the leading universities in the world: US Vice President Biden

US vice president Joe Biden on Thursday described Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay as ‘one of the leading’ technology schools in the world.

"I have been extremely impressed. This is a great university, one of the leading universities in the world in the field of technology," he said.

Biden's comments came after he visited various laboratories and interacted with students on the campus.

Biden, who was on a four-day visit to India, was particularly impressed with the diverse work being done by the female students in areas as varied as transportation, education and medicine.

"To see these women engaged in science, technology and engineering is something worth promoting very heavily in the US. In the US, now more women graduate from college than men and still there are only 20% or so entering the science stream," he said.

According to US officials accompanying Biden, the meeting was part of an Indo-US partnership on 'women in science'.

Source: PTI