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Brainstorm on New Education Policy by VCs of NE at USTM
Prof Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri,
Adviser Education, Govt of Assam presiding over the
Brainstorm by NE VCs on National Education Policy-2019
organised by USTM
9th Mile, Ri-Bhoi, 22 June
2019: A galaxy of Vice Chancellors of north-eastern
universities, stakeholders, Directors and representatives of
educational institutions from the north-eastern region
gathered together at the University of Science & Technology
Meghalaya today to participate in a brainstorming session on
the National Education Policy-2019 and discussed about the
massive change and restructuring of the existing education
system. The programme was organized by USTM in association
with the Center for South East Asian Studies, Gauhati
University and Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh.
Presiding over the brainstorming meet, Prof Mihir Kanti
Chaudhuri, Adviser (Education), Government of Assam said
that one of the important points agreed by all the
participants in the meeting was that the new National
Education Policy needs to have a perspective of the North
Eastern region India. It was agreed that study of
agriculture needs to be addressed properly in the Policy and
the North East should have at least one Indian Institute of
Liberal Arts (IILA). It was also agreed by all that the
policy needs to put more emphasis on minorities and female
education. The participants also appreciated and discussed
about the various positive and innovative points of the
Education Policy.
Mahbubul Hoque, Chairman of USTM stated, “As the Ministry of
HRD, Govt of India wants to introduce the new National
Education Policy that may act as a game changer for a new
India, we find it extremely significant for the educational
leaders and academic fraternity of North East India, along
with the whole country, to sit together and have a thorough
discussion on the new Education Policy so that necessary
suggestions can be put forward to the concerned authority in
time”. The views, opinions and suggestions put forward by
the distinguished speakers would be summarized and the
minutes of the session will be sent to MHRD before 30th June
2019 as desired by the Government, he added.
Delivering the keynote address, Dr Mridul Hazarika, Vice
Chancellor, Gauhati University said, “The most important
part of the National Education Policy-2019 is that it is
extremely comprehensive and well thought out. The school
education part is well documented as schools are the feeder
institutions for higher education. But how are we prepared
for the constraints in the implementation process is not
clearly mentioned in the Policy.” For instance, many remote
colleges in the North East are not adequately prepared to
function as autonomous institutions, he added.
Apart from stakeholders, other distinguished participants in
the brainstorming session include: Prof Saket Kushwaha Vice
Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh; Prof
Vijaykumar L Dharurkar, VC, Tripura University, Dr Dhiraj
Bora, VC, Assam Science and Technology University; Prof R.C
Nayak, Pro-VC, Nagaland University; Prof G Singaiah, Pro-VC,
North East Hill University; Dr RR Haque, Tezpur University;
Dr N.B Singh & Dr U.K Behera, Deans, Central Agricultural
University; Prof Vincent Darlong, VC, Martin Luther
Christian University; Dr Maribon Viray & Dr Fabian Lyngdoh,
MLCU; Dr S. C. Singh, Adjunct Professor of Law, National Law
University and Judicial Academy; Dr S Tamilvanan, Associate
Prof, NIPER, Guwahati, Prof Alaka Sarma, Director (Hony),
International Centre for Gandhian Studies, USTM. |
