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Chandigarh, Punjab

Major reforms initiated in higher education to make youth employable : Meet Hayer

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 21, 2022

Major reforms have been initiated in the higher education sector in order to make the youth of Punjab employable within the country.  Stating this here today, Higher Education Minister, Punjab, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer today said that under the leadership of  Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, school,  medical and technical education sectors are being focused upon to ensure a robust educational structure.

The minister was speaking during a state-level seminar on Higher Education in Punjab and New State Government: Hopes, Aspirations, Visions, and the Road Ahead at Rayat Bahra University, Mohali organised by Association of Unaided College Teachers (AUCT), Punjab and Chandigarh. The seminar was attended by around 400 unaided teachers from colleges across the state and the UT.

Meet Hayer said that with the reforms initiated by the State Government, not only will the exploitation of teachers end, but higher education will be made affordable, and skill-based thus making the teachers employable in the country with provision of jobs. Career oriented higher education is the great need of the present time, said the Minister adding that a committee will be formed to identify and resolve the issues of higher education institutions of Punjab.

The minister called upon the students of colleges and universities to actively participate in the ‘Khedan Watan Punjab Deya’ a two day sporting extravaganza being organized by the state government from August 29th. .

Renowned educationist Dr. Piyara Lal Garg delivered the key-note address while  Former Advocate General Anmol Rattan Singh Sidhu, Senior Journalist Jatinder Pannu and Vice Chancellor Rayat Bahra University Dr. Parvinder Singh also participated in the deliberations. The vote of thanks was presented by spokesperson of the AUCT Prof. Tarun Ghai.

The objective of the seminar was to bring the academia, intelligentsia and the government on a common platform to discuss and deliberate upon the burning issues concerning higher education in Punjab and devise a roadmap for its upliftment.

Chandigarh

Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer directs education department to constitute high level committee to probe irregularities in aided and private colleges

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 8, 2022

Higher Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has directed that a high level committee be constituted to probe the allegations regarding the irregularities in Aided and private colleges. He was chairing  meeting with Principal Secretary Jaspreet Talwar, DPI (Colleges) Rajiv Kumar Gupta and other officers to review the functioning of the department. 

The Minister took the stock of the current position of the Centralized Admission Portal and instructed the officers to ensure that the all the government colleges and aided should be taken on board and no college should be left in this regard.

Meet Hayer told the officers that the curriculum of the various courses should be revised as per the needs of the current day environment, need of industry, modern day requirements and a meeting of the Vice Chancellors should be called and immediate steps should be taken to review the syllabus of various programmes. 

The Minister also reviewed the various Budget Schemes for the development of the Government colleges of the state and asked the officials to implement these schemes for the welfare of the students and ensure money allocated for the various tasks should be judiciously used.  The schemes emphasized on the Career guidance and counseling, Infrastructure development, Wi-Fi and internet facilities for the colleges, meritorious student’s scholarships, Development of Sports infrastructure, renovation of public libraries and creation of New infrastructure for the government colleges. He also reviewed the various issues relating to NCC.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Dev Samaj College of Education and London School of Management Education sign MoU

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 17, 2022

Dev Samaj College of Education (DSCE) Chandigarh, India and London School of Management Education (LSME), London have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which is slated to give a major fillip to international level – research-based higher education pedagogy systems. The MoU has come about in recognition of the establishment of a new collaborative working arrangement for academic excellence and responsible research and innovations in London and  India. The MoU ceremony took place through virtual mode. 
The MoU documents were signed by Dr Ravi Kumar, Executive Director of LSME on its behalf and Dr Richa Sharma, Officiating Principal of Dev Samaj College of Education DSCE on behalf of DSCE.

On the occasion, Shriman Nirmal Singh Dhillon, Secretary Dev Samaj and Chairman Dev Samaj College of Education Chandigarh applauded the initiative taken up by Dr. Agnese Dhillon, Principal DSCE and faculty members for coming forward and making this collaboration a reality.

Sh. Nirmal Singh Dhillon and Dr Ravi Kumar used this opportunity to discuss the evolution of the proposed partnership which started with LSME’s success in securing some support for student mobility under the UK’s Turing Scheme.

Sh. Nirmal Singh Dhillon said, “The idea of ‘responsible research’, although not in itself new, could be a driving force for academic excellence at DSCE and beyond. The MoU will be a means of bringing a wider range of people into the governance of the research process and in developing social innovation in India and London.”

Dr Ravi Kumar said, “Both institutions value the core principles of good quality Teacher Education and share a commitment to enhancing the learning experience of students, through teaching placement activities and student exchange programmes.”

Dr Richa Sharma said, “This MoU is relevant as it is the first step towards implementing a joint objective to initiate and nurture the culture of innovations, facilitate student/teacher exchanges and disseminate academic information amongst the participating institutions.”

The MoU signing ceremony was witnessed by Prof Stephen McKinney of the University of Glasgow and the Chair of the LSME Board of Governance, Dr Peter Gray, a member of the LSME Board of Governance, Dr Sarita Parhi, Principal of LSME, Dr Dolly Jackson Sillah, Vice Principal of LSME and Mr Hassan Shifau, the Chief Research and Innovations Officer among others. Dr Neeru Malik Associate Professor (Coordinator), Dr Anita Nangia, Associate Professor and  Dr Seema Sareen Assistant Professor were present from DSCE.

In his opening remarks, Mr Hassan Shifau stressed the importance of research as a tool to create an interdisciplinary space to allow interaction between academics and highlighted the main objectives of the partnership. Dr Dolly Jackson Sillah, the Vice Principal of LSME, provided an overview of the significance of the partnership, highlighting the 3 key areas of information sharing, research and student exchange. Dr Peter Gray highlighted the need for open conversations among academic researchers and stakeholders. Dr Neeru Malik, coordinator, provided an overview of the establishment of DSCE, and stressed on the values of education, reading and scholarly research, highlighting the importance of ensuring the success of the exchange programme. Prof Stephen McKinney underlined the importance of monitoring and evaluating the impact of the collaboration in future.

Mrs Lydia Mireku from LSME, delivered the Vote of Thanks.

Chandigarh, Punjab

CHETAN SINGH JAURAMAJRA ASSUMES CHARGE OF OFFICE AS MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH AND ELECTIONS

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 07, 2022

Day after getting portfolio of Health & Family Welfare, Medical Education & Research and Elections, Cabinet Minister S. Chetan Singh Jauramajra, on Wednesday, assumed the charge of the office at Punjab Civil Secretariat-1.

While expressing gratitude to the party high command and the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann for reposing faith in him, S. Jauramajra affirmed that he would serve the people of the state and discharge all his responsibilities with full dedication and diligence.

Reiterating that the state government would strive hard to bring state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to the doorsteps of the people, the Cabinet Minister categorically asserted, “Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s government was committed to fulfilling every promise made to the people.

The Minister was accompanied by family members and well-wishers.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Haryana

Besides raising issues related to Haryana in RS, will work in sectors-edu, health, sports: Kartikeya Sharma

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INDIA E POST CHANDIGARH/AMBALA JULY 05, 2022

The newly elected Rajya Sabha member Kartikeya Sharma said that besides raising issues related to Haryana in the Upper House of the Parliament, he will work in sectors like education, sports, job generation and health to provide better facilities to the common people of the State.

Sharma said that he was influenced by the policies of PM Narendra Modi and have come into politics only after being influenced by him and so will support BJP in the Rajya Sabha.

Media baron Sharma, who made his debut in politics by being elected straight to the Rajya Sabha in a nail-biting contest, expressed his special thanks to the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, BJP-JJP MLAs and independent MLAs for the support. He also expressed his gratitude to Congress rebel Kuldeep Bishnoi whose vote tilted the contest in his favour.

A businessman and a media proprietor by profession, 41-year-old Sharma did his B.Sc (Honours) in Business Management from Oxford University and his Masters in Business Administration from King’s College, London. Sharma set up the iTV network in 2007 which operates various English and Hindi news channels and vernacular dailies.

He further said, “I have entered politics just a few weeks back, but have experience in the field of education, sports and youth affairs. I have been involved in social events and activities for the last many years. I filed for the Rajya Sabha seat because I wanted to use my experience and work for the people of the State. Leaders of BJP, JJP, Independent candidates and some Congress MLAs supported me in this election and won. I will work on the above issues and raise the voice of Haryana in the Upper House of Parliament.”

Talking to reporters, Kartikeya further said, “I will work for the youth of the State. My focus will be on providing vocational training to youth, quality education in schools, colleges; alternate job employment for youth and opportunities to be created which are not to be dependent on the State only for government jobs, among others. I have been working with multiple sectors including sports for the last seven years. Healthcare facilities in rural areas and enhancing Sports facilities will be other topmost priorities.  I will raise all the issues of the people related to Haryana, be it SYL (Satluj Yamuna Link) among others in the Upper House.”

He further said, “I have worked in many sectors like education and unemployment extensively. We can do a lot in these areas which are the need of the hour. We need to work on creating opportunities for the youth. We need to understand our problems, and strength and come out with a solution to generate jobs. Private jobs have more scope when compared to government jobs. For the last 5 years, I have been working to provide employment to the youth and am confident that I will work with the central government to provide more employment opportunities to the youth. Many companies have come into the education sector and are making a lot of money out of this business.”

Kartikeya further said that like other RS members, I will adopt Ambala district. All the issues pertaining to the people of this district will be addressed. Ambala people dream that the Institute of Management and Technology should be established in Ambala. The people here have been aspiring to this dream for the last decade. I respect the sentiments of the people and have full faith that the BJP government will get IMT developed in Ambala. I will raise the demand for establishing IMT in Ambala in the Rajya Sabha also and will also make personal efforts for it.”

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Haryana

Beware of fraudulent unauthorized travel agents, agencies for sending abroad for education, employment, other purposes

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 03, 2022

Haryana Government has cautioned the general public, especially the youth, to beware of fraudulent unauthorized travel agents and agencies that are luring them for sending them abroad for education, employment and other purposes. People should contact travel agents and agencies authorized by the government to go abroad and inquire thoroughly before making any payments.

Giving information about this, an official spokesperson said that people are constantly being made aware and cautioned to go abroad only through authorized travel agents and agencies by the state government. He said that it is often seen that many agents who cheat people in the name of sending money abroad are not registered, such fake or unauthorized agents publish and broadcast their advertisements in various publicity mediums, due to which the general public is fooled by them. They lose their hard earned money, property or ornaments etc.

He said that unauthorized agents and agencies send the person willing to go abroad to some other country and place instead of the chosen country. In many such cases, sometimes the life of the person going abroad is also in danger. The state government has asked people to beware of such illegal travel agents and agencies and to go abroad only through agencies authorized by the government. He said that the list of travel agents and agencies authorized by the government has been released on the website of Haryana Police https://haryanapolice.gov.in.