Panjab University hosting a seminar in collaboration with Azim Premji University for Education
Chandigarh: The Department of Education, Panjab University is hosting a seminar in collaboration with Azim Premji University for Education, Bangalore titled "Teachers for Development: Quality Concerns in Teacher Education" on 6th May, 2011 at ICSSR 10 a.m. onwards. They have taken this initiative to bring together educationists, academicians and administrators from allied university departments, national & state level institutions on a common platform for a meaningful discussion on preparing teachers for social change and national development. The seminar will be inaugurated by Prof. Emeritus of Psychology, Prof. Jitendra Mohan. Sh. Anurag Behar, CEO & Vice Chancellor of Azim Premji University & Prof. Shakuntala Nagpal, Head of Teacher Education & Extension Department, NCERT will be the key speakers.
Prof. Sherry Sabbarwal, Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh shall chair the session. Key discussants in the seminar will include Faculty of Department of Education, eminent educationists and officials related to Education, Research Scholars and students.
Brief resume of Anurag Behar,CEO of Azim Premji Foundation & Vice Chancellor, Azim Premji University
The Foundation and the University founded by it, are not-for-profit organizations committed to the vision of "contributing towards a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society". They run programs and institutions in India for improving quality of Education and in related Development fields. The focus is on creating professionals, conducting research, continuing education & capacity building for the Education and Development sector. The field programs are run in collaboration with the government. All this work is focused on the disadvantaged and the underprivileged in India
The Foundation is in the process of a significant scale up, by establishing institutes (which will also run field programs) in 50 districts and 8 state capitals across India. These are some of the largest non-governmental initiatives in the social sector, across the world.
Mr Anurag has been closely involved with efforts to improve education in India for the past ten years. He has led the social initiatives of Wipro Ltd in this period. His interest and commitment to ecological causes, has been reflected in his engagement with and leadership of Wipro's ecological initiatives. He continues to provide leadership to the social and ecological initiatives of Wipro ltd.
He has earlier played various leadership roles in business. As the CEO of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, he led the business to a remarkable growth trajectory – from being No. 20 in the world to being the No. 1 in 5 years. The business has operations in Europe, India and China. He has also led Wipro's investments in two strategic diversifications in to environment related areas – in the Water and Clean Energy sectors.
He has earlier played various leadership roles in business. As the CEO of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, he led the business to a remarkable growth trajectory – from being No. 20 in the world to being the No. 1 in 5 years. The business has operations in Europe, India and China. He has also led Wipro's investments in two strategic diversifications in to environment related areas – in the Water and Clean Energy sectors.
Mr. Anurag has also led Brand, Quality and Innovation for Wipro Ltd. He has played multiple roles in GE Medical Systems earlier in his career, including being an integral part of the team that built the leadership position of Wipro GE Healthcare in South Asia. A significant part of his early career was spent in financing healthcare infrastructure in India.
Mr. Anurag has served on the Board of Wipro GE Healthcare Ltd. - the leading player in Healthcare Technology Solutions in South Asia. He is also a member of the Board of the TERI University. He is member of the Corporate Executive Council of Wipro Limited.
Anurag has an MBA in Marketing & Finance from XLRI, Jamshedpur and has a Degree in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Trichy. He has been honored by the World Economic Forum, by being recognized as a 'Young Global Leader'. He writes a fortnightly column for the daily Mint (www.livemint.com) on issues of Education & Ecology.
Sh. Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor of Azim Premji University for Education, Bangalore will meet the Press in the post-lunch after the seminar from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm in the ICSSR Complex, P.U. on May 6, Dr. Latika Sharma, Convener of the seminar, Deptt. of Education, P.U. informed. Her mobile No. is 9988171707.
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Prof. Sherry Sabbarwal, Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh shall chair the session. Key discussants in the seminar will include Faculty of Department of Education, eminent educationists and officials related to Education, Research Scholars and students.
Brief resume of Anurag Behar,CEO of Azim Premji Foundation & Vice Chancellor, Azim Premji University
The Foundation and the University founded by it, are not-for-profit organizations committed to the vision of "contributing towards a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society". They run programs and institutions in India for improving quality of Education and in related Development fields. The focus is on creating professionals, conducting research, continuing education & capacity building for the Education and Development sector. The field programs are run in collaboration with the government. All this work is focused on the disadvantaged and the underprivileged in India
The Foundation is in the process of a significant scale up, by establishing institutes (which will also run field programs) in 50 districts and 8 state capitals across India. These are some of the largest non-governmental initiatives in the social sector, across the world.
Mr Anurag has been closely involved with efforts to improve education in India for the past ten years. He has led the social initiatives of Wipro Ltd in this period. His interest and commitment to ecological causes, has been reflected in his engagement with and leadership of Wipro's ecological initiatives. He continues to provide leadership to the social and ecological initiatives of Wipro ltd.
He has earlier played various leadership roles in business. As the CEO of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, he led the business to a remarkable growth trajectory – from being No. 20 in the world to being the No. 1 in 5 years. The business has operations in Europe, India and China. He has also led Wipro's investments in two strategic diversifications in to environment related areas – in the Water and Clean Energy sectors.
He has earlier played various leadership roles in business. As the CEO of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, he led the business to a remarkable growth trajectory – from being No. 20 in the world to being the No. 1 in 5 years. The business has operations in Europe, India and China. He has also led Wipro's investments in two strategic diversifications in to environment related areas – in the Water and Clean Energy sectors.
Mr. Anurag has also led Brand, Quality and Innovation for Wipro Ltd. He has played multiple roles in GE Medical Systems earlier in his career, including being an integral part of the team that built the leadership position of Wipro GE Healthcare in South Asia. A significant part of his early career was spent in financing healthcare infrastructure in India.
Mr. Anurag has served on the Board of Wipro GE Healthcare Ltd. - the leading player in Healthcare Technology Solutions in South Asia. He is also a member of the Board of the TERI University. He is member of the Corporate Executive Council of Wipro Limited.
Anurag has an MBA in Marketing & Finance from XLRI, Jamshedpur and has a Degree in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Trichy. He has been honored by the World Economic Forum, by being recognized as a 'Young Global Leader'. He writes a fortnightly column for the daily Mint (www.livemint.com) on issues of Education & Ecology.
Sh. Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor of Azim Premji University for Education, Bangalore will meet the Press in the post-lunch after the seminar from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm in the ICSSR Complex, P.U. on May 6, Dr. Latika Sharma, Convener of the seminar, Deptt. of Education, P.U. informed. Her mobile No. is 9988171707.
http://www.indiaeducationdiary.in/showEE.asp?newsid=8896
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