The Context of India |
Dr. Manisha Priyam, Professor of Education Policy at the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi delivered a Distinguished Lecture on Building Universities that Matter: The Context of India Today on September 23, 2022 at the University of Hyderabad.
In her talk which was attended by students, faculty and officials, Dr. Priyam asserted, “There are still Himalayan barriers in the way for our girls to come to great institutions in the country”. “In the South of Vindyachal region, the ratio of students and colleges is very good when compared to Northern India. We have a strong foundation of public universities and institutions; however these institutions must become Sarthak (Meaningful) by providing for global needs”, she added.
While concluding her talk Dr. Priyam remarked, “Regional variation forms a boundary and the question is: do we have the tools to end these variations? If we do this, our seat of learning will become Sarthak in the real sense”.
Prof. B J Rao, Vice-Chancellor, while giving the presidential remarks earlier said, “Universities are the best places to create ideas. When the rest of the Western World is aging, we must do things which will impact the world as we are a very strong, young, independent and free nation.”
Dr. Devesh Nigam, Registrar gave the welcome address, introduced the guest and proposed words of thanks at the end of the lecture.
-Contributed by: Dr. Zahidul Haque, Department of Urdu
About University of Hyderabad
The University of Hyderabad is an institute of post-graduate teaching and research. The school was established by an act of the Parliament of India in 1974 as a Central University. Over the years, it has emerged as a top ranking institute of higher education and research in India. The university also offers courses under distance learning programs. The university is a member of the ‘Association of Indian Universities’ (AIU), the ‘Association of Commonwealth Universities’ (ACU) and ‘International Council for Distance Education’. An Academic Staff College has been functioning on the university campus since 1988 under the UGC scheme for improving the standards of teaching in colleges and universities. The college organizes orientation and refresher courses for college and university teachers.
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