Seminar on ‘Contemporary Challenges of Higher Education’ to be inaugurated by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna
Mysore, May 30- For-mer Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Prof. N.S. Rame-gowda who turns 70, will be feted at a function to be held on June 2 at Kalamandira in city. A seminar on ‘Contemporary Challen-ges of Higher Education’ will also be held on the occasion.
Disclosing this to press persons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, MP and President of the Dr. N.S. Ramegowda Felicitation Committee, A.H. Vishwanath said the felicitation programme and the seminar will be inaugurated by Union Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna at 11 am.
Vishwanath said Dr. Ramegowda, who is at present the Chief Executive Officer of Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri, was being honoured in recognition to his contributions to the field of education.
He also said that former MP and scion of the Royal family Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar will felicitate Dr. Ramegowda and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will preside over the function.
Housing Minister V. Somanna will release the felicitation volume in Kannada and English and Prof. Krishnegowda St. Philomena’s College will deliver the felicitation address.
The seminar on ‘Contemporary Challenges of Higher Education’ will begin at 2.30 pm.
Bangalore University former VC N.R. Shetty, who is also the President of the Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors’ of Karnataka Universities, will chair the seminar on the issue ‘Relevance of higher education: Context of societal and national growth’ and the seminar will be addressed by University of Mysore former Vice-Chancellor Dr. N.S.Hegde.
Kuvempu University Former Vice-Chancellor Dr. P.Venkataramaiah will speak on the topic ‘Access and equity: Gross enrolment ratio in India and Karnataka’ and Bangalore’s University of Agricultural Sciences Vice-Chancellor Dr. K. Narayana Gowda will speak on the topic ‘Quality crises in higher education.’
At 4 pm, Dharwad University of Agriculture Sciences former Vice-Chancellor Prof. M. Mahadevappa, University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. V.G. Talwar, KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa and Rani Chennamma University Vice-Chancellor Prof. B.R. Ananthan will participate in the discussions.
Felicitation Committee General Secretary N. Puttegowda, Shivaprasad, Puttaswamy and Govindegowda were present at the press meet.
source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / May 30th, 2012