MISSIONEDUCATION WEF to provide a global platform to policymakers, leaders, government organisations, civil society organisations, etc., to deliberate upon policies towards Education for All
World Education Summit in July
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he Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd., in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), will host the World Education Summit (WES) 2011, from July 13-15 at the Ashoka hotel in New Delhi. The key objectives of the Summit are to promote innovations in the field of education, enrich global efforts towards inclusive education and implementation of education policies, assess learning in the 21st century, debate trends in school, higher and skill education across the globe, and address the role of teachers in meeting learners’ diverse needs. The ‘World Education Awards’ in the categories of School Education, Higher Education, Vocational and Skills Education, Government Initiatives and Private Initiatives will be presented at the event. These awards are instituted with the aim of acknowledging unique and innovative initiatives in the field of education globally. Nominations are invited from schools, higher education institutions, vocational training institutions, government organisations, nongovernmental organisations, private institutions and enterprises across the globe. WES has been envisaged as a global platform hinged on the participator y model, bringing together policymakers, education leaders, government functionaries, civil society organisations, international developmental agencies, industr y and academia for deliberations upon policies, tools and methods of learning towards education for all. To send your nominations, kindly visit www.worldeducationsummit.net/awards. (For details, visit www.worldeducationsummit.net. For further information, contact Ms. Sheena Joseph (sheena@digitalLEARNING.in) or call at +91 8860651644).
Smt. Vibha Puri Das, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, Government of India, will also address the Summit.
(Clockwise from top left) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India; Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for HRD; Dr. D. Purandeswari, MoS for HRD; Prof. Yashpal, former UGC Chairman; Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member, Planning Commission; Goeffrey Conaghan, Commissioner of Victoria to India; Shri Thakur Singh Powdyel, Minister for Education, Bhutan; Dr. Sunil Jayantha Nawaratne, Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka; Prasad Kariyawasam, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka; and VC Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai.
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