“The Saudi youth were given an overview of the Indian IT industry and the software development work we do to enhance productivity and businesses of our global clients,” an Infosys spokesperson said.

The 40-member delegation is on a 10-day visit to India since March 22 and is led by Yousuf Al-Saadoun, undersecretary at the Foreign Ministry for economic and cultural affairs. It comprises students, media persons and youth from different walks of life. The objective of the visit, said the organizers, was to “start a dialogue between young people from both our countries and learn about each other’s culture, viewpoints and experiences.”

Organized by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the visit aims to promote Saudi-Indian ties and benefit from the Indian experience in the field of communication and information technology.

At Infosys, the Saudis were given a presentation on the IT giant’s global presence and its contributions to providing technical solutions in vital sectors such as banks, industries, finance, consultancy, and engineering services and telecommunications.

Al-Saadoun spoke about the strong relations between Saudi Arabia and India. He emphasized the role of youths in promoting friendly relations between the two countries.

“The Saudi youth asked many questions on the company’s growth, entrepreneurship, human resources, and corporate social responsibility (CSR)-related issues,” the spokesperson said. The delegates were taken on a guided tour of the sprawling Infosys campus on the city’s outskirts after they were briefed about the various facilities the global software major built over the last two decades. Infosys employs 145,000 people in eight locations. The delegation interacted with Binod Hampapur, senior vice president for commercial and corporate relations, and Abhishek Tiwari, head of Infosys Young Indians.

The young delegation later visited the L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research campus in Bangalore to interact with the faculty and exchange ideas with the business school students.

“Our youth evinced keen interest in the various management programs taught at the institute and projects undertaken to inculcate leadership qualities in the business school students,” said a Saudi Embassy official accompanying the delegation.

Reputed international business magazine Forbes India ranked Welingkar institute 10th among the top private business schools and eighth in the international linkages in its “Best Business School Survey” last year. The delegation also visited the Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in the city for acquainting with the courses imparted and training methods employed in churning hundreds of engineers across disciplines for the knowledge industry.

“The interactive sessions with the students were rewarding, as our youth could learn a lot on the advances made in the engineering disciplines, especially in computer sciences, electronics and communications for the digital world,” the official said.

Welingkar institute offers a variety of contemporary and comprehensive business management courses to produce leaders and masters of innovation. Its programs nurture world-class managers with analytical tools, business philosophies and exposure to real-life unstructured situations.