Seminar on Lifelong Learning and Higher Education

Minister for Higher Education, Labour and Employment J&K, Abdul Gani Malik, today underlined the importance of lifelong learning and stressed the need to study in detail the Central Education Policies and then put them in the frameworks carefully for the upliftment of Society.

The Minister's comments came at an inauguration function of two-day national seminar on 'Lifelong Learning and Higher Education' being organised by the Department of Lifelong Learning, University of Jammu, in the seminar hall of the Department of Computer Science and IT.

"Lifelong Learning is very important in the emerging societies which are knowledge-based and are constantly changing," said the Minister adding that the universities have an important role in equipping the student and non-student to adopt to changes and learn new skills in accordance with the new demands of work.

Vice Chancellor JU, Professor MP Singh Ishar in his presidential address said the society is facing a big problem of low employability and on the other hand miniscule jobs are being operated by unskilled labourers. In order to impart and upgrade their knowledge and skill, the role of Department of Lifelong learning comes into being.

Director, Group of Adult Education, School of Social Sciences, JNU and Director, Department of Lifelong Learning, Poonam Dhawan also spoke on the occasion.

Organising secretary of the Seminar and Assistant Director, DLL in his address informed that ten technical sessions will be held during the two-day seminar in which experts from different States will deliberate on four major issues- globalization and concurrent challenges in Higher education, lifelong learning and sustainable development, role of ICT's in lifelong learning through open and distance learning.

Professor NVR Kapali, Director DLL, University of Madras, Professor AR Supriya, Incharge Director, DLL, University of Kerala, Professor AG Madhosh, Kashmir University, Krishan Khanna, Chairman, India Watch Foundation, Professor Lokesh, Professor Neelu Rohmetra, Professor Jasbir Singh, Professor Neeru Sharma, Professor Abha Chauhan, delegated from various states, students and scholars were also present on the occasion.

The welcome address was given by Dr Poonam Dhawan while the vote of thanks was presented by Vivek Sharma.

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Seminar on innovative challenges organized

A two-day long seminar on "Innovative Challenges in Information Services: Changing Paradigm for Sustenance of Library and Information Centers in Digital Era" commenced at Rajinder Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu here today.

Prof MPS Ishar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu, was the chief guest on the occasion who underlined challenges ahead in University Libraries and recalled his College memories in using indexing and abstracting services.

He further said open information culture has shifted focus from subject experts and limited modes to common man's participative domain where inputs can be simultaneously added and accessed and new modes of wikis, blogs, information commons, instant messaging are in vogue.

Tanveer Jahan, Commissioner Secretary, Department of Higher Education in her presidential address advised teaching community to educate and conduct programmes for College Librarians in managing State run colleges effectively in changing digital era.

Prof. S M Shafi in his keynote address emphasised on new challenges different stakeholders in information sectors will be facing in the future and stressed upon librarians and Library Schools to gear up in cultivating the profession to manage better services for end users of Library.

A souvenir was also released on the occasion. Earlier, Prof Sangeeta Gupta , Head, Department of Library Science, in her welcome address gave brief profile of the Department and informed that seven technical sessions will be held during the two-day seminar wherein experts from different states will deliberate on the issues pertaining to library and information centers in digital era.

Among others Prof Naresh Padha, Registrar, University of Jammu, Prof N K Tripathi, Dean Students Welfare, Prof Kulwant Kour, Provost Hostels (Women), Faculty of the Department, delegates from various states, students and scholars were also present on the occasion.

Dr Meghna Dhar, Assistant Professor presented the vote of thanks.

The seminar is being organised by the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Jammu.