Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 30: A two-day International Conference on "Building World Class Institutions: Issues and Challenges" sponsored by ICSSR was organized by MIER College of Education (Autonomous). Prof Manoj Dhar, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu was the chief guest on this occasion. The conference was attended by eminent educationists, high officials, research scholars, faculty and students from colleges and universities not only from J&K but from different parts of the country.
Dr Arun K Gupta, Chairman MIER Group of Institutions in his introductory remarks welcomed the chief guest, esteemed dignitaries, keynote speakers, paper presenters and educationists from different parts of the country. While deliberating on the theme of the conference, he said creating world class institutions has become a global obsession resulting in the development of competitive higher education and research systems which has become the heart of the economic strategies. Dr Gupta exhorted that world institutions come in varied shapes and sizes as there is no single model of excellence.
Dr Adit Gupta, Director and Principal MIER College informed that the international conference was aimed at bringing educationists, administrators, thinkers and scholars in education on a common platform to deliberate upon different challenges that stand in the way of building world class institutions and also to discuss effective measures which could be implemented in creating world class institutions. |
