The President of India inaugurates Sub-regional Conference on Higher Education
New Delhi: The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, inaugurated the Sub-regional Conference of South, South-
West and Central Asia on Higher Education here today at Vigyan Bhavan. The 2-day Conference has been organized by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) in collaboration with UNESCO. The theme of the conference is: ‘Facing Global and Local Challenges: the New Dynamics for Higher Education’ and is part of a series of regional conferences being organized as prelude to the World Conference on Higher Education to be convened by UNESCO later this year. Arjun Singh, Union Minister of Human Resource Development presided over the Function. Smt. D. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Higher Education, was also present. The President also released a publication titled : ‘ Higher Education in India: Issues related to Expansion, Inclusiveness, Quality and Finance’ published by the University Grants Commission.
Speaking on the occasion Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil said that all countries should set up progressive and well-regulated education systems that impart quality education, while meeting the aspirations of all segments of society. “This challenge translates itself to the target of providing increased opportunities of higher education in a wide range of subjects. Universities and institutes among others, of technology, science, engineering, medicine, law, management and vocational training have a critical role in meeting the requirements of a country for trained professionals with a sound knowledge of their respective disciplines and of a skilled human resource base”, the President said.
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil said that expansion of the higher education system must be accompanied by steps to ensure quality and high standards. She said that this demands structural changes. ” Adjustments need to be made within institutions especially on learning strategies and curriculum content. Quality assurance mechanisms which encourage the robust development of higher education should be adopted”, Smt. Patil said.
Arjun Singh said that Higher education is increasingly becoming a complex phenomenon throughout the world. ” On the one hand, it is expected to develop value oriented society and on the other hand, it serves as an instrument of producing knowledgeable skilled manpower. I may also add that while new disciplines have come up to meet demands of skilled manpower for industrial economy, we need to provide a much wider base of higher education so as to empower our citizens to combine knowledge with a vision for building a just society based on respect for human rights, universal brotherhood and tolerance”, Singh said.
Minister of Human Resource Development said that there seems to be a general thumb rule that a country should spend at least about 6% of its, GDP on education. While I am painfully conscious of the fact that for most of our countries of the region including India, this target has been eluding us. He expressed happiness at the fact that in the current 11th Five Year Plan an outlay which is roughly 5 times of the expenditure of the previous X Plan has been provided which will help India in increasing the access while ensuring equity and excellence. Shri Arjun Singh said that with the cooperation of State Governments, India is likely to come close to the target of spending about 6% of GDP by the end of 11th Five Year Plan.
The two-day Conference has brought together ministers of education, senior representatives of national governments, educationists, academics, NGOs, policy makers and stakeholders in higher education from 14 countries including Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Iran and Afghanistan . The papers being presented would incorporate country reports from the fourteen countries and would also discuss the current status and future directions of higher education. The Conference is providing a platform for the exchange of ideas and aims to create a set of recommendations for further deliberations during the World Conference on Higher Education later this year in Paris.
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