Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais is the chief visitor on the convention | Maharashtra Raj Bhavan
The Affiliation of Indian Universities (AIU) is all set to carry the West Zone Vice Chancellors Meet from December 19-20, representing the theme ‘Future of labor and ability growth’. The meet is hosted by the Somaiya Vidyavihar College, Mumbai.
The meet goes to be attended by over 130 Vice Chancellors from West zone, that’s, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan just about. The Governor of Maharashtra Ramesh Bais can be going to attend the inaugural ceremony of the meet as a chief visitor. Whereas, Prof G D Sharma, President AIU and Vice Chancellor, USTM, Meghalaya will preside over the Meet. Dr Samir Somaiya, Chancellor, Somaiya Vidyavihar College, Mumbai, Maharashtra will grace the dais and deal with the gathering.
Agenda of the convention
The meet will focus on the query of revolutionary adjustments in all walks of life and the way policymakers and educationists in India will help college students deal with the challenges of the long run.
One of many main main applied sciences amongst others that can have a excessive affect could also be Synthetic Intelligence (AI) and Generative (AI). Collectively, these developments are prone to have an effect on the amount and high quality of obtainable jobs, in addition to how and by whom they are going to be carried out sooner or later. Mixed with a normal improve within the demand for higher-level abilities, these developments could result in an extra improve in inequality and different unwanted effects. Nonetheless, there are additionally important challenges related to elevated Liberalization, Privatisation, Globalization, and Market calls for. Every of those would require an applicable response within the area of upper schooling to deal with the implications of adjustments. The meet appears ahead to addressing these questions in context to Sustainable Careers, Human Centered Abilities and implementation of NEP.
The assembly hopes to succeed in a potential resolution which is able to then be forwarded to Ministries, UGC, AICTE for mandatory motion. A information for greater schooling establishments in addition to a coverage doc for the Authorities of India may also be created about the identical.
What’s AIU?
The Affiliation of Indian Universities (AIU), is without doubt one of the premier apex greater schooling establishments of the Nation established in 1925. It’s a research-based coverage recommendation establishment to the Authorities of India within the area of Increased Training, Sports activities, and Tradition. Being an apex advisory establishment, it constitutes an integral a part of all main decision-making committees and commissions within the nation.