some might say that people should not leave home state -as was discussed
recently.
Umesh
USEFI Helpdesk inaugurated at Dibrugarh varsity
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=oct2007\State3
The United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) has set up a
Helpdesk at Dibrugarh University (DU) for the benefit of the students, research
scholars and teachers of DU and the other educational institutions of the
region.
The Helpdesk was inaugurated on September 25 by Dr. K. Pathak, VC, DU and Dr.
Sunrit Mullick, the Regional Officer and Educational Adviser of USEFI, Kolkata.
In his speech the VC expressed that the Helpdesk is an important step in the
direction of bringing the easternmost University of India to the global stage
and hoped that the students and research scholars would make the best use of
the facility. Dr Mullick in his speech highlighted the facilities to be
provided by the Helpdesk towards providing information on educational
opportunities in the USA. He informed the teachers, scholars and students that
hand-outs, bulletins and application forms on various Fulbright Programs, and
exams like the ToEFL, GRE, GMAT, SAT would be provided by the Helpdesk. Prof.
Shiela Bora made a presentation on her Fulbright experience on the occasion.
The programme was coordinated by Dr. Rajib Handique, the Deputy Registrar
(Academic) of DU.
Seminar on Tai-Buddhist: A seminar on The Tai-Buddhist Communities of
North-East India Continuity and Change was organized by the Shri Shri
Aniruddhadeva Chair, Dept. of History, DU on September 19. Eminent scholar and
reputed historian of medieval Assam, Prof. J.N. Phukan presided over the
seminar. Several research papers were presented by a host of teachers and
scholars of the region. Dr. D. Nath, the Chair Professor delivered the welcome
address and the VC inaugurated the Seminar. The seminar was well attended by
the teachers and scholars of DU and some colleges.
DU Foundation Day: The DU Foundation Day Celebrations took place on September
21. As part of the celebrations, Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury the VC, Gauhati
University delivered the Third Late L.P. Dutt Memorial Lecture on Nano
Science. In his lecture Dr. Choudhury highlighted the capability of Nano
Science to change the course of human civilization. At the very outset of his
lecture Dr. Choudhury stressed upon the need of developing a consortium of the
universities of Assam which can take care of some high-end common research
facilities. Dr. K.K. Deka, Registrar, DU delivered the welcome addressed in
which he gave an account of the development made by DU during the last year.
The meeting was followed by campus illumination in the evening and a cultural
programme by teachers and students.
San Milan: The meeting of the minds The 2007 edition of SanMilan, the
intellectual convergence of leading personalities from the academia, the
industry and the civil society was held on 6th October at Rangghar, the DU
auditorium. The theme of the convergence was Unlocking the North Easts
Potential: Challenges Ahead. The one-day convergence was inaugurated by Dr. K.
Pathak, the VC, DU. Prof. A.R.M. Rehman, Director i/c, Centre for Management
Studies, DU delivered the welcome address. Harendra Nath Das, former Chief
Secretary, Govt. of Assam was the Key Speaker and the Chief Guest. In his
key-note address Mr. Das laid down the expectations of the Look East Policy
in its historical perspective. NE has to be an integral part of the Look East
Policy.
In order to achieve that the states of the region must develop their
agriculture and industry to such an extent that their agricultural and
industrial products can compete in the international market. He stressed upon
the need to develop skilled technical manpower as in Taiwan by making knowledge
the most important input for economic development. A number of eminent
personalities like, Dr. Sunil Kr. Saikia, Head, Enterprise Management Division,
Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Anil Kr. Bora, Chief General Manager,
North Eastern Coalfields, Wasbir Hussain, Director, Centre for Development and
Peace Studies, Manoj Jalan, Director, Jalan Industries Ltd. and B.P. Bakshi,
Chairman, All India Manufacturers Association took part in the
panel-discussion entitled Manthan and gave valuable speeches. The panel was
moderated by Prof. Shiela Bora.
The panel discussion was followed by Agni, the paper presentation competition
for students on sub-themes related to the Central theme of the convergence and
Biz-Mantra an open business quiz.
DUDRET Rescheduled: The date for holding the Dibrugarh University Doctoral
Registration Eligibility Test (DUDRET), 2007 has been postponed to November 25.
Umesh Sharma
Washington D.C.
1-202-215-4328 [Cell]
Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005
http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)
www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used )
http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/
http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/
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