Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 16: The 8th annual international conference of the Comparative Education Society of India (CESI) got underway at the University of Jammu here today. The three day conference on the theme “Criticality, Empathy and Welfare in Contemporary Educational Discourses” is witnessing congregation of over 200 delegates from all over the country and abroad.
The conference was inaugurated by JU Vice-Chancellor Prof R D Sharma while Professor N V Varghese, Vice-Chancellor, National University for Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi, was the keynote speaker.
Prof R D Sharma said that in the changing global scenario, role of educationists is very important and the preparation and education of teachers continues to be one of the most crucial aspects of any education system.
Prof N V Varghese, in his keynote address, shared his visionary ideas about reshaping education in order to adapt to the present system and rapidly changing society. “As education is a public good, it is question to many private providers to consider education as an investing sector,” he said adding we must prepare our young minds for 4th industrial revolution and shared his views as to how public funding can be reduced and private partners can be included. He emphasized on the academic integrity and social exclusion being the central area of research conducted in social sciences.
Prof Saumen Chattopadhyay, president CESI, said that CESI had organized international conferences in the South and North and looking forward for it in the West.
Earlier, Prof Renu Nanda, in her welcome address, hoped for the successful completion of the International conference. Dr Monica Gupta, general secretary of CESI, gave brief introduction about CESI. Dr Ritesh Khunyakari, Member, EC, CESI gave introduction to the theme of the Conference. Prof Mubarak Singh, Department of Education, JU, presented a vote of thanks.
Earlier, a plenary session was also held, which was chaired by Prof. N V Varghese.
About 33 parallel technical sessions would be held during three day conference on different broad sub-themes.
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