Inclusive educational institutes provide the best environment for learning for all students. In inclusive education, students with different needs learn in the same context. With the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, it is expected that they will contribute further to an inclusive learning environment that meets the individual needs of diverse learners.
The 6th Global Education Forum (GEF), at Kolkata aims to accelerate global progress towards achieving inclusive, equitable and quality education for the children and youth of India towards making them responsible Global Citizen. The objective of this event is to elaborate the background of inclusive education and enumerate the present status of inclusive education in India in the domain of Higher Education as well as professional courses. How India is promoting inclusive education, in the highest echelons of Professional and Academic Education is discussed in detail here. It emphasizes the importance of nurturing creativity and critical thinking in senior students to equip them for future career challenges, along with inclusivity in this nation of 'Unity in Diversity'.
Summit Theme: Inclusive Education - Promoting inclusivity in education, in the perspective of professional courses.
Summit Theme: Inclusive Education - Promoting inclusivity in education, in the perspective of professional courses
Prof. Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay
Vice Chancellor at Sister Nivedita University
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Das
Managing Director of WEBEL
H.E. Mr. Andrew Alexander Fleming
Deputy High Commissioner at British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata
Mr. Satyam Roychowdhury
Chancellor at Sister Nivedita University
Mr. Hemant Sahal
Founder & Ceo of Digii (Formerly Collpoll)
Mr. Simarpreet Singh
Director of JIS Group
Smt. Chandani Tudu
Senior Special Secretary Higher Education Department at Government of West Bengal
11:25 - 11:50Tea / Coffee Break
11:50 - 12:35Plenary Session I
Engineering and Management Education - their varieties and flexibility; Meeting knowledge needs of current generation, benchmarking; Way forward
Prof. (Dr.) Saikat Maitra
Former Vice Chancellor at MAKAUT
Dr. Bratati Bhattacharyya
Director - Management Education of JIS Group
Dr. Satyajit Chakraborty
Director & Pro Vice Chancellor of IEM โ UEM Group
Dr. Prashant Mishra
Professor at IIM Calcutta
Prof. Pradip Kumar Ray
Emeritus Professor, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Advisor VGSoM at Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Kharagpur
12:35 - 13:35Plenary Session II
Impact of globalization on higher education system & conditions for excellence; Social and industrial requirements, opportunity exploration and employability; Way forward
Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Kumar Banwet, FIE
Vice Chancellor (Founding) at UEM Kolkata
Prof. Basab Chaudhuri
Principal at Heritage Institute of Technology
Dr. Radha Tamal Goswami
Pro โ Vice Chancellor (Start-Up, Innovation and Incubation) at The Adamas University
Prof. Surojit Mookherjee
Visiting Professor at VGSoM โ IIT Kharagpur
Prof. (Dr.) Parma Nand
Pro Vice Chancellor at Sharda University
Ms. Sujata Sen
CEO of Future Hope
Mr. Dhawal Sharma
Manager Solution Consulting at Coursera
13:35 - 14:35Networking Lunch Break
14:35 - 16:05Plenary Session III
Career Opportunities for High School Students in Professional Courses
Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj
Controller of Examinations at Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Dr. Chiranjib Bhattacharjee
President at West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education
Prof. (Dr.) Amlan Chakrabarti
COO at International Center of Excellence for Data Science, AI and Futuristic Technology
Mrs. Joyoti Chaudhuri
Principal at Delhi Piblic School, Ruby Park
Mr. Sandip Mukherjee
Advisor Academics at IIHM
Mr. Subrata Roy
Director of Tutopia Pvt Ltd.
Mr. Sandeep Sengupta
Managing Director of Indian School of Anti Hacking
Ms. Kasturi Kejriwal
Chief Operating Officer at Aditya group
Speakers
Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Kumar Banwet, FIE
Vice Chancellor (Founding) at UEM Kolkata
Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj
Controller of Examinations at Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Dr. Chiranjib Bhattacharjee
President at West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education
Dr. Bratati Bhattacharyya
Director - Management Education of JIS Group
Prof. (Dr.) Amlan Chakrabarti
COO at International Center of Excellence for Data Science, AI and Futuristic Technology
Dr. Satyajit Chakraborty
Director & Pro Vice Chancellor of IEM โ UEM Group
Prof. Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay
Vice Chancellor at Sister Nivedita University
Mrs. Joyoti Chaudhuri
Principal at Delhi Piblic School, Ruby Park
Prof. Basab Chaudhuri
Principal at Heritage Institute of Technology
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Das
Managing Director of WEBEL
H.E. Mr. Andrew Alexander Fleming
Deputy High Commissioner at British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata
Dr. Radha Tamal Goswami
Pro โ Vice Chancellor (Start-Up, Innovation and Incubation) at The Adamas University
Ms. Kasturi Kejriwal
Chief Operating Officer at Aditya group
Prof. (Dr.) Saikat Maitra
Former Vice Chancellor at MAKAUT
Dr. Prashant Mishra
Professor at IIM Calcutta
Prof. Surojit Mookherjee
Visiting Professor at VGSoM โ IIT Kharagpur
Mr. Sandip Mukherjee
Advisor Academics at IIHM
Prof. (Dr.) Parma Nand
Pro Vice Chancellor at Sharda University
Prof. Pradip Kumar Ray
Emeritus Professor, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Advisor VGSoM at Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Kharagpur
Mr. Subrata Roy
Director of Tutopia Pvt Ltd.
Mr. Satyam Roychowdhury
Chancellor at Sister Nivedita University
Mr. Hemant Sahal
Founder & Ceo of Digii (Formerly Collpoll)
Ms. Sujata Sen
CEO of Future Hope
Mr. Sandeep Sengupta
Managing Director of Indian School of Anti Hacking
Mr. Dhawal Sharma
Manager Solution Consulting at Coursera
Mr. Simarpreet Singh
Director of JIS Group
Smt. Chandani Tudu
Senior Special Secretary Higher Education Department at Government of West Bengal