Says Our Campuses & Classrooms Should Reflect Change And Issues Affecting The World
Varanasi- Putting his weight behind the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Friday that real education in the true sense starts from where the syllabus ends and a student begins to discover him or herself.
“Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NEP 2020 has brought transformative reform in education. It has ensured that the education system meets the challenges of the 21st century and enables youth to become job giver rather than job seeker,” Sinha said.
He made these remarks while addressing the National Seminar on “National Education Policy-2020: Exploring the Prospects” at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, here on Friday.
The LG highlighted various aspects of the National Education Policy and shared the vision to meet the challenges of future workplace.
“The National Education Policy encourages Knowledge, Innovation and Independent thinking for students’ Holistic Development. Global outlook with an emphasis on Indian knowledge tradition makes the learning a lifelong process,” he said.
Maintaining that latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence will have greater impact on the fourth industrial revolution, Sinha said since automation is changing workplaces across the world, the youth will need reskilling, tech upskilling & mental flexibility to adapt to ever-changing needs of the industry.
The LG called upon the Universities & educational institutions to focus on 6Cs – Curiosity, Choice, Collaboration, Creativity, Communication and Critical Thinking, to empower youth.
“Our campuses & classrooms should reflect the change and issues affecting the world,” he said, while highlighting the advantages of multidisciplinary Education.
“Education nurtures our soul. NEP emphasises on establishing balance in living & life and to inculcate the desire for lifelong learning process. Real education in the true sense starts from where the syllabus ends and a student begins to discover him or herself,” the LG said.
The NEP, the LG said, aims to transform higher educational institutions as knowledge hubs that will create vibrant communities; bridge the gap between disciplines; enable artistic, creative development of students; promote research & innovation and make the education more inclusive.
“As we are moving towards multi-disciplinary education, it is important that we focus on bridging the technology gap and make our campuses a nursery of talents, who will make immense contributions to India’s knowledge economy,” he added.
He also shared the efforts to implement NEP-2020, in letter and spirit, in J&K UT.
Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Prof. Anand Kumar Tyagi, HoDs; faculty members, resource persons and students in large numbers were present on the occasion.
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