Fostering global collaborations in focus, three-day Global Education Summit begins at Chandigarh University

Published on: 10 Oct 2023 at 10:56 AM

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The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, October 10

Focused on fostering global collaboration in higher education and achieving inclusiveness through internationalisation of higher education, Chandigarh University (CU) is hosting a three-day Global Education Summit (GES-2023), which started on Monday (October 9).

The academic leaders, which includes vice-chancellors, presidents, and top officials, of more than 40 universities from across 30 countries like UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Japan, Uzbekistan etc are taking part.

The Summit is being held on the theme ‘Creating Professional Leaders for ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’. While 20 academic leaders are participating in the Global Summit in-person, 27 others are joining through virtual mode.

The inaugural session of the education summit was attended by – Dr. Md. Sabur Khan, Founder and Chairman, Daffodil International University and President, Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP), Bangladesh; Prof. Abhay Purohit, President, Council of Architecture (CoA); Prof. (Dr.) Sibrandes Poppema, President, Sunway University, Malaysia; and Ms. Anju Ranjan, Dy. Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

The welcome address was delivered by Hon’ble Pro Chancellor of Chandigarh University Dr R.S Bawa who also introduced the audience about the theme and various aspects of the summit and what are its goals. Chandigarh University Chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu was also present on the occasion.