NEW DELHI: The government move to set up a world class university of music, dance and performing arts in Shillong is back on track with the Centre deciding to revise the Meghalaya Government's proposal for the varsity which was earlier rejected on the ground of lack of basic infrastructure like railways and air routes. The Centre's decision to review the State Government's proposal was taken after a meeting between HRD Minister Arjun Singh and Meghalaya Higher and Technical Education Minister Manas Chaudhuri here on Tuesday night. DoNER Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, who is in favour of the ambitious project, was also present in the meeting.
The process of construction of the university will be initiated by the next government at the Centre, as the dates for the Lok Sabha elections have already been announced.
"The Meghalaya Government has already decided to introduce music, dance and other forms of performing arts as one of the optional subjects at the NEHU till completion of the project for the proposed university," Mr Chaudhuri told The Shillong Times.
He said the DoNER would also chip in for what he called a unique proposal for the university of music, dance and performing arts.
According to Mr Chaudhuri, the Rs 100-crore project for the world class university with focus on western, Indian and indigenous forms of music, dance and other performing arts would attract the talent from the entire region. Incidentally, Meghalaya had created records for biggest drum and guitar ensembles, besides many music troupes from the State gaining fame in the whole country.
The Central Government had earlier proposed to establish 14 national universities, including one in Guwahati, during the 11th Plan period. A draft Concept Paper on setting up of the universities was prepared by an Experts Committee constituted by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The Committee has held extensive consultations with eminent educationists, academics and policy-makers. The panel, while revising the draft Concept Paper, has also taken the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission into consideration.
Meanwhile, Mr Chaudhuri said the Meghalaya Government had decided to impart special training to teachers of Mathematics and Science under a Rs 3.5 crore pilot project, considering the fact that most students of the region were weak at the two subjects.
------------------------------------------------
UK business schools keen to work with IIM, Shillong
By Our Reporter
Shillong: British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg has said UK business schools are keen to provide expertise to Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong, to have environment-friendly business practices.
''We may not be able to financially help IIM, Shillong, but we can extend support to it by providing faculty members from UK,'' Mr Stagg told reporters after inaugurating the Accelerated Learning Centre at IIM, Shillong on Wednesday.
He said Britain was keen to involve UK business schools in sustainable and ecological development by providing a lot of expertise.
"Educational cooperation between UK business schools and IIM, Shillong, will benefit both the countries," the British diplomat said.
Terming the IIM, Shillong, as an ''impressive home of learning,'' Mr Stagg hoped the IIM students would be able to interact with the business experts of the UK once the collaboration was finalised.
Mr Stagg, who is here on a two-day official visit, said that his meeting with Chief Minister Dr Donkupar Roy and other senior government officials gave a perspective of the state's resources and potential areas of collaboration with the British government.
Mr Stagg informed that the British Government was, however, not providing any assistance in terms of infrastructural development since this assistance was within the domain of the Indian Government through its Centrally funded programmes.
"The British Government has pitched in, in providing monetary assistance to the Government of India in important Central Schemes like National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) which are currently being implemented throughout the country" the he said.
The High Commissioner interacted with the faculty members and the students of the IIM after inaugurating the Accelerated Learning Centre.
The Centre is the first on line campus programme in sustainable global enterprises and e-marketing.
Students who enroll themselves in Accelerated Learning Center in IIM Shillong, could maintain a global network and engage in corporate research and field work focused on strategy formulation and implementation in sustainable innovation and enterprise management
Mr Stagg was accompanied by his deputy in Kolkata, Simon Wilson.
Stagg for more joint collaborations in film-making
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg is of the opinion that after the success of Slumdog Millionaire there would be more movies being made under the joint production of the British and Indian filmmakers in the future.
"It is very encouraging to see the British and Indian film industries coming together to produce movies," Mr Stagg said while speaking to reporters here on Wednesday.
"This collaborative effort would help improve the technical imbalances of filmmaking," the British High Commissioner said, adding that the film industries of both the countries would be greatly benefited from this kind of tie-up.
Commenting on the terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, Mr Stagg said that this incident revealed that Pakistan failed to keep the terrorist activities in check.
"It was a sad day for the game of cricket. The perpetrators of the crime should be booked to create confidence in the minds of the international community," Mr Stagg said. He, however, acknowledged that Pakistan was genuinely making efforts to control militancy, albeit facing many challenges due to the large number terror groups operating on its soil.
"International support is also needed to root out terror as it has cross border dimensions" the British High Commissioner to India said.
He said after the Mumbai attacks, the British Government had helped India in the investigation process. "We need to seriously involve all the countries in our fight against terror and this should be considered as a priority area," Mr Stagg added.
Rally to protest violence against women
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The Women's Campaign Forum will organise a rally on March 7 at Madan Iewrynghep, Laitumkhrah.
The rally focusing on violence against women is being organised as part of International Women's Day celebrations. A public meeting will be held at Martin Luther Christian University, Barik and then the gathering will take out a procession to Madan Iewrynghep at Laitumkhrah. Different women organisations are expected to join the rally. Professionals from different fields including DGP Kulbir Krishan, representatives from colleges and other legal experts will speak on the occasion.
Source: The Shillong Times
.::. All my articles can be view here: MELTED HEARTS .::.
The process of construction of the university will be initiated by the next government at the Centre, as the dates for the Lok Sabha elections have already been announced.
"The Meghalaya Government has already decided to introduce music, dance and other forms of performing arts as one of the optional subjects at the NEHU till completion of the project for the proposed university," Mr Chaudhuri told The Shillong Times.
He said the DoNER would also chip in for what he called a unique proposal for the university of music, dance and performing arts.
According to Mr Chaudhuri, the Rs 100-crore project for the world class university with focus on western, Indian and indigenous forms of music, dance and other performing arts would attract the talent from the entire region. Incidentally, Meghalaya had created records for biggest drum and guitar ensembles, besides many music troupes from the State gaining fame in the whole country.
The Central Government had earlier proposed to establish 14 national universities, including one in Guwahati, during the 11th Plan period. A draft Concept Paper on setting up of the universities was prepared by an Experts Committee constituted by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The Committee has held extensive consultations with eminent educationists, academics and policy-makers. The panel, while revising the draft Concept Paper, has also taken the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission into consideration.
Meanwhile, Mr Chaudhuri said the Meghalaya Government had decided to impart special training to teachers of Mathematics and Science under a Rs 3.5 crore pilot project, considering the fact that most students of the region were weak at the two subjects.
------------------------------------------------
UK business schools keen to work with IIM, Shillong
By Our Reporter
Shillong: British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg has said UK business schools are keen to provide expertise to Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong, to have environment-friendly business practices.
''We may not be able to financially help IIM, Shillong, but we can extend support to it by providing faculty members from UK,'' Mr Stagg told reporters after inaugurating the Accelerated Learning Centre at IIM, Shillong on Wednesday.
He said Britain was keen to involve UK business schools in sustainable and ecological development by providing a lot of expertise.
"Educational cooperation between UK business schools and IIM, Shillong, will benefit both the countries," the British diplomat said.
Terming the IIM, Shillong, as an ''impressive home of learning,'' Mr Stagg hoped the IIM students would be able to interact with the business experts of the UK once the collaboration was finalised.
Mr Stagg, who is here on a two-day official visit, said that his meeting with Chief Minister Dr Donkupar Roy and other senior government officials gave a perspective of the state's resources and potential areas of collaboration with the British government.
Mr Stagg informed that the British Government was, however, not providing any assistance in terms of infrastructural development since this assistance was within the domain of the Indian Government through its Centrally funded programmes.
"The British Government has pitched in, in providing monetary assistance to the Government of India in important Central Schemes like National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) which are currently being implemented throughout the country" the he said.
The High Commissioner interacted with the faculty members and the students of the IIM after inaugurating the Accelerated Learning Centre.
The Centre is the first on line campus programme in sustainable global enterprises and e-marketing.
Students who enroll themselves in Accelerated Learning Center in IIM Shillong, could maintain a global network and engage in corporate research and field work focused on strategy formulation and implementation in sustainable innovation and enterprise management
Mr Stagg was accompanied by his deputy in Kolkata, Simon Wilson.
Stagg for more joint collaborations in film-making
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg is of the opinion that after the success of Slumdog Millionaire there would be more movies being made under the joint production of the British and Indian filmmakers in the future.
"It is very encouraging to see the British and Indian film industries coming together to produce movies," Mr Stagg said while speaking to reporters here on Wednesday.
"This collaborative effort would help improve the technical imbalances of filmmaking," the British High Commissioner said, adding that the film industries of both the countries would be greatly benefited from this kind of tie-up.
Commenting on the terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, Mr Stagg said that this incident revealed that Pakistan failed to keep the terrorist activities in check.
"It was a sad day for the game of cricket. The perpetrators of the crime should be booked to create confidence in the minds of the international community," Mr Stagg said. He, however, acknowledged that Pakistan was genuinely making efforts to control militancy, albeit facing many challenges due to the large number terror groups operating on its soil.
"International support is also needed to root out terror as it has cross border dimensions" the British High Commissioner to India said.
He said after the Mumbai attacks, the British Government had helped India in the investigation process. "We need to seriously involve all the countries in our fight against terror and this should be considered as a priority area," Mr Stagg added.
Rally to protest violence against women
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The Women's Campaign Forum will organise a rally on March 7 at Madan Iewrynghep, Laitumkhrah.
The rally focusing on violence against women is being organised as part of International Women's Day celebrations. A public meeting will be held at Martin Luther Christian University, Barik and then the gathering will take out a procession to Madan Iewrynghep at Laitumkhrah. Different women organisations are expected to join the rally. Professionals from different fields including DGP Kulbir Krishan, representatives from colleges and other legal experts will speak on the occasion.
Source: The Shillong Times
.::. All my articles can be view here: MELTED HEARTS .::.
No comments:
Post a Comment