The Conference will be inaugurated by Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Union Minister for HRD and Comms. & IT, GoI. Dignitaries like Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Dr. S.B. Mujumdar, Shri Shashi Tharoor, Dr. Ramdas Pai, will grace the Inaugural Function. NAFSA, the largest Association of International Educators, an organization promoting international education is a key participant in EDGE 2011.
Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU and Academic Programme Committee Chairman of EDGE 2011, Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai said, “EDGE is the foremost platform for the stakeholders in Higher Education sector in India and the world to converge. Interactions at the platform will help us act together towards identified goals with a beneficial intent for the education sector”
The Conference will be addressed by 70 leading personalities including Smt D. Purandeswari, Hon’ble Minister of State for Human Resource Development, GoI, Shri. Rajesh Ankushrao Tope, Hon’ble Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra, Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member, Planning Commission, Ms. Vibha Puri Das, Secretary (SE & HE), Dept. Of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, GoI, Mr. Amit Khare, Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, MHRD, GoI; Dr. Ayoub Kazim, MD, Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV) & Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), Prof Bertil Andersson, Provost, Nanyang Technological University, Mr. Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman, Lavasa Corporation Ms. Marlene M. Johnson, Executive Director and CEO, NAFSA, Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU.
'Shaping the Future of Indian Higher Education’ is the theme for EDGE 2011 Conference. Conference will cover various critical topics for the sector like International Partnerships, Future of Medical Education, Vocational Education, Education Infrastructure, Funding Education, Frontiers of New Assessments, ICT for Next Generation Learning Environments, Creativity in Higher Education, Medical Education and Education Policy Framework.
4 Workshops are organised covering diverse topics like New Models of Admissions by the College Board, USA ; Governance Issues in Educational Institutions by IIM-Bangalore; Making International Partnerships Work by Symbiosis and What it takes to be in Top 100 by QS Apple. The event also consists of EduExpo for Educational Institutions, Publishing Houses, IT Companies, and other service providers. Two important Research Reports by Ernst & Young and Parthenon will be released. The Young EDGE Award for Leadership will also be presented at the EDGE Conference to a emerging leader in education. The past recipients are Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar and Shri Achyuta Samanta.
About EDGE Forum
Conceptualized in the year 2007, by a group of leading educational institutions from public and private sector under the visionary leadership of Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former Chairman, ISRO & Director, NIAS and presently Member, Planning Commission, GoI, EDGE Forum is committed to excellence in education. The forum addresses several dimensions of education like governance, human resource management, cutting-edge technologies, holistic approach to education infrastructure and above all adoption of global best practices. It serves as an analytical and authoritative source for policy recommendations on higher education. EDGE Forum organizes international Conferences and Workshops, recognizes outstanding contribution of personalities, undertakes research projects, fosters international partnerships and nurtures open debate and dialogue.
The who’s who of the Higher Education sector in India is part of EDGE Forum assuming various roles. Partners and Associates of EDGE Forum are, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Manipal Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Federation of Universities (FedUni), Symbiosis International University (SIU), BITS Pilani, Ernst & Young, Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), The College Board, Institute of International Education, USA, United States - India Educational Foundation, Commonwealth Business School and MM ACTIV Sci-Tech Communications Co. For more information - http://www.edgeforum.in/
