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DECEMBER 2018Vol. 2 Issue 4 KOLKATA

ADMISSION SPECIAL

Techno India Group’sVision of Education 4.0

‘Shiksha’ in our country has a rich heritage. It is believed that during the ancient days, imparting of education was done orally by the scholars to a privileged few. This form ‘Education 1.0’ was more of personalized dissemination mode rather than a mass model. To address the shortcomings of Education 1.0, during the 19th Century, an assembly-line driven Education system evolved which was scalable. Education 2.0 catered to the growing needs of industrial revolution. In the latter half of 20th century, a radical change took place in the Education domain with the introduction of IT labs and classrooms with interactive smart boards and digital contents, thus Education 3.0 evolved. Gradually, holistic education and experiential learning became the core of Education. Hence, in 21st Century, to cater to the needs of Generation Y, at Techno India Group Public Schools, we are in the process of adopting the pedagogy of collaborative experiential learning. Here, the focus is on Theme and Phenomenon-based learning, a move away from ‘Subjects’, wherein topics are being learnt in an inter-disciplinary approach. With Education 4.0, our objective is to make students future--ready by value additions in the curriculum. Our emphasis ison Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and their implementation, integration of technology into teaching methods where educators will provide personalized learning, experiential learning involving real life scenarios, field visits, industry visits, excursions and introduction of the concept of “flip classroom”. In line with the vision of futuristic school,TIGPS will focus on making students industry ready by inviting industry experts as guest faculty and conduct corporate internship programs for students. In a nutshell, with the advent of Education 4.0, learning will no more be confined to the traditionally enclosed classrooms, that is, in actual sense, learning beyond boundaries.Sandeep DasGM - Business Development & Operations (Schools)

Sister Nivedita University was the Education Partner of the 17th Edition of INFOCOM 2018 that was held on 6th to 8th December at ITC Sonar, Kolkata. INFOCOM is an initiative of ABP that began in 2002 as a forum that would demonstrate India’s quest to be the IT superpower, and has today turned into a forceful

and dynamic event that sets the pace for business development. Students of Sister Nivedita University

attended the inspirational keynote presented by Sister Nivedita University – ‘Through the Lens’ by

Palani Mohan, award-winning international photographer. Prof. Santanu Ray of Sister Nivedita University participated as a host for the session with Palini Mohan. Surojit Biswas, COO of Techno India Group spoke as a panelist at the Power Panel discussion on behalf of Sister Nivedita University.

SNU, the Education Partner of INFOCOM 2018

Education ConclaveProf. Saikat Maitra, Vice-Chancellor of MAKAUT encouraged students with tokens of appreciation at the education conclave of the 31st Industrial India Trade Fair. President of BNCCI Satyam Roychowdhury, who is also the Chairman of the 31st Industrial India Trade Fair Committee, was present. The theme of this year's 11-day fair is 'Say yes to opportunities'.

For him, India means unity. It’s a country with over 130 crore people speaking 122 languages and 1631 dialects, and his mother-tongue Bengali is a sweet part of this diversified wholesomeness called India. This is what Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee said at the inaugural ceremony of the 90th edition of Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan at Sister Nivedita University campus on 23rd December, 2018. He said, “When I think of India, a photo of one hundred and thirty crore people appears in my mind. Beyond diversified language, belief and customs, they all blend into one unified bond, and each

of them is an Indian.” The three--day conference was held at Sister Nivedita University campus in New Town from 23rd to 25th December, 2018. Amongst the dignitaries on dais were MP Pradip Bhattacharya, MP and eminent artist Jogen Chowdhury, State Minister and ace dramatist Bratya Basu, veteran author Samaresh Majumdar, eminent painter Suvaprasanna, former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, HIDCO Chairman Debashis Sen, General Secretary of Publishers & Booksellers Guild Tridib Chatterjee, eminent Bangladeshi poet Hasan Arif, Dr. Ramdulal Bose, Dr. Kirti Ranjan Dey, Chancellor of SNU Satyam Roychowdhury

and President of Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan Jayanta Ghosh. Recalling his bond with the organisation, Pranab Mukherjee said, “My association with this organisation has lasted over the last four decades, since I joined the Bangalore conference of 1980. I’ve been the President for twelve years.” Satyam Roychowdhury said, “Technology has made it possible for 20 crore Bengalis across the globe to connect.” MP Pradip Bhattacharya said that literary conferences are the revolutionary steps through which Bengali language is spreading to every nook and corner of the country.

Literary conference at Sister Nivedita University campus

Photo: Aryani Banerjee

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates the 90th Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan as Suvaprasanna, Bratya Basu, Arup Raha, Pradip Bhattacharya, Satyam Roychowdhury and Jayanta Ghosh look on

India means Unity: Pranab Mukherjee