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September 28, 2018
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, will inaugurate Conference on Academic Leadership tomorrow
Photo: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, with the Vice Chancellors of Central Universities and Visitor’s Awardees, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 02, 2018. [File Photo]
New Delhi, September 28, 2018 — A “Conference on Academic Leadership on Education for Resurgence” is being organized on 29th September 2018 in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, in which the Vice-Chancellors and Directors from more than 350 universities are participating.
The theme of the Conference is to deliberate on the challenges facing the Indian education system and to work out a plan for a paradigm shift both regarding achieving academic outcomes and the regulation of education.
The Conference would be inaugurated in the morning by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, which will be followed by breakout sessions covering following eight thematic areas:
- Improving pedagogy for learner-centric education - use of artificial intelligence for customized learning.
- From job seeking to job-creating - enhancing innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Improving the quality of research - focus on requirements of India.
- Bringing synergy among educational institutions - pooling of academic resources like sharing of libraries and exchange of knowledge.
- Building inclusive and integrated campuses - taking up activities which could bring emotional attachments of students to the school.
- Participatory Governance models - facilitating the participation of students in governance processes.
- Building robust financial models - supplementing Government resources by getting funds from alumni and also from corporate (CSR).
- Promoting value education by developing universal values and life skills.
Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Human Resource Development, will chair the valedictory session, in which each of the eight groups will make the presentation on their opinion on the best course of action. It will be debated further in the Plenary Session to arrive at a comprehensive action plan for the advancement of higher education in India.
Source: Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi
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