HT Correspondent
DIMAPUR, June 15: A state-level conference, organised by the Central Board of Secondary Education in collaboration with Livingstone Foundation International Dimapur and mandated by the Union education ministry, held deliberations on foundational literacy and numeracy, National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and G20 with various speakers calling for adopting best practices and adapting to the prevailing situation at Livingstone Foundation International Dimapur on Wednesday.
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Vice chancellor, ICFAI University Nagaland, Prof (Dr) Saundarjya Borbora, who declared open the seminar as the chief guest, stressed bringing changes in the quality of education.
He, however, said the NEP may bring in a lot of opportunities but other facets of life are also important. Borbara said: “We need not rigidly follow the NEP and we should adapt to the system according to the situation,” Borbora added.
He underlined that “we grow individually and inculcate extracurricular activities individually”, adding a lot of challenges as well as opportunities lie ahead of the NEP.
He explained that literacy helps one communicate with others while numeracy is a number. These two are the ways of life and foundation of any kind of education, he added.
On G20, Borbora said India’s G20 Presidency prioritises green development, climate finance, LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), accelerated, inclusive and resilient growth, accelerating progress on SDGs, technological transformation and digital public infrastructure, multilateral institutions for the 21st century and women-led development.
He said India kick-started its presidency term with a series of cultural initiatives that included various mass participation activities, a Special University Connect event with 75 educational institutions from across the country, the lighting of 100 ASI monuments with G20 logo and colours and showing the G20 at the Hornbill festival in Nagaland.
Borbora said there are higher expectations from the G20 as the United Nations has failed to provide solutions to many significant problems that the world faces today.
He added that India’s presidency that chose the theme “One Earth One Family One Future” is expected to be a pathway to solutions to many of the challenges faced globally.
In his address, Dr Tolto Metha, team member, Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency, said the objectives of the G20’s objectives are to attain financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development.
Emphasising the need to understand the environment and its protection, Metha urged everyone, especially the students, to preserve and protect the environment by being environmental stewards through active participation in conservation and sustainable practices.
In his welcome address, Dr Andrew Ahoto Sema, chairman of Livingstone Foundation International Dimapur, said the NEP is about understanding concepts and not “memory road”.
He hoped that the new policy will bring changes for the better of everyone.
