Professor Prinath Dias attendeds the Annual Meeting of the Standing Advisory Group on Technical Assistance and Cooperation

Professor Prinath Dias of the Department of Electrical Engineering recently attended the annual meeting of the Standing Advisory Group on Technical Assistance and Cooperation (SAGTAC) held at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria.  SAGTAC is an advisory committee appointed by the Director General of the IAEA to advise him on the Technical Cooperation Programme of the IAEA.  The SAGTAC of 2017 deliberated on Ensuring High Quality of the TC Programme and on Partnerships as Enablers of Technical Cooperation Programme for 2018-2019 and held a joint session with the Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Applications (SAGNA).  The Technical Cooperation Programme of the IAEA provides technical assistance to developing countries to utilize nuclear technologies in medical, industrial, agricultural and power sectors.  The meeting was chaired by Ms. Emma Torres, Senior Adviser to Regional Director for Latin America and Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).