Inclusive educational approach provides 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 that meets the individual needs of diverse learners.
The 6th Global Education Forum (GEF) 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 National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 emphasizes that, "Education is the single greatest tool for achieving social justice and equality" which has implications for development of an inclusive community and society at large.
The objective of this event is to elaborate the background of inclusive education and enumerate the present status of inclusive education in India vis-ร -vis diverse global learning needs. India announced new initiatives to promote inclusive education, aiming to enhance digital infrastructure, provide educational resources in regional languages, expand skill development opportunities and adopt pedagogy that prioritize special needs for education. It emphasizes the importance of nurturing creativity and critical thinking in students to equip them for future challenges.
Director of Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS)
Dr. Abhay Jere
Vice Chairman at All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE)
H. E. Mr. Kimmo Lähdevirta
Ambassador of Finland to India at Embassy of Finland
Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe
Chairman, National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) & National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
Mr. Amitkumar Shrivastava
Head of AI at Fujitsu India, Global Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer & Fujitsu Fellow
Ms. Gowri Ishwaran
Advisor at Shiv Nadar School
Mr. Duncan Wilson
Managing Director of British Council BC Education India
Dr. Joseph Emmanuel
Director (Academics), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Dr. Chetna Sabharwal
Director of Association of Indian Principals
Mr. Alok Tibrewal
Co Founder of Om Dayal Group of Colleges
Prof. Amitav Mishra
Professor (Special Education) at Indira Gandhi National Open University
Prof. Dr. Ananya Mukherjee
Vice Chancellor at Shiv Nadar University
Prof. Najma Akhtar Akhtar
Vice Chancellor at Jamia Milia Islamia
Prof. Sibaram Khara
Vice Chancellor at Sharda University
Prof. Anupam Basu
Raja Ramanna Chair Professor at Jadavpur University, Honorary Professor at Shiv Nadar University and Distinguished Hon. Professor at Sister Nivedita University.
Prof. Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay
Vice Chancellor at Sister Nivedita University
Dr. Neeta Pradhan Das
GM at National Skill Development Corporation
Mr. Abdullah Ahmed
Chief Operating Officer at International Institute of Hotel Management Group
Prof. Dr. Biswajoy Chatterjee
Vice Chancellor at University Of Engineering Management (UEM), Jaipur
Col. Anil Kumar Pokhriyal (Retd.)
CEO of Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council (MEPSC)