Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today met Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz in Davos and the two discussed issues related to education, the State Government's Information and Public Relations Department said in a statement here.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of World Economic Forum's 46th annual summit that began in the Swiss town today.
Naidu sought co-operation of Cambridge University to transform Andhra Pradesh into a centre of education.
Asked whether he has sought a report from the Kerala
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