Educating the Mind, Body and Heart

International Dialogue on Gandhi and Higher Education Today

Jointly Organized By: UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education UNESCO Cluster Office Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

September 18 - 20, 2019; New Delhi AGENDA

GANDHI IN HIGHER EDUCATION: National and International Perspectives

Date: September 20, 2019

Venue: UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office

1 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri,

New Delhi - 110021

9.30 am- 10 am Registration

10 am- 11 am Welcome Address

Mr. Eric Falt (Director and UNESCO Representative to , , , the , and )

Dr. Rajesh Tandon (Co-Chair UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education)

Keynote Address

Sh. R. Subrahmanyam (Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India)

Special Address

Mr. Anantha Duraiappah, Director, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP)

11 am- 1 pm Gandhian Principles & Practices in Higher Education

Chair: Dr. Anindya Chatterjee, Regional Director, Asia, IDRC

Speakers:

1. Innovation in Gujarat Vidyapith: Prof. Anamik Shah , Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad

2. New Practices in Durban University of Technology, South Africa: Prof. Darren Brendan Lortan, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Durban University of Technology, Durban , South Africa

Ms. Kanyakumarie Padayachee, Coordinator: Gandhi Development Trust, Durban, South Africa

3. ‘Nai Taleem’ in Universities: Dr. W G Prasanna Kumar, Chairman Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE)

4. Inclusion of Indigenous Perspectives, Scholars and Students in University of Victoria, Canada: Dr. Crystal Tremblay, Assistant Professor and Special Advisor on Community Engaged Scholarship, Department of Geography, University of

Victoria

Open Discussions

1 pm- 1.30 pm Lunch

1.30 pm- 3.30 pm Innovative Practices Inspired by Gandhian Principles

Panel Discussion

1. Environmental Humanities: Innovations in Community-Engaged teaching at University Sains Malaysia Prof. Asyirah Abdul Rahim, Senior Lecturer, Geography Section, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia

2. Innovations in Teaching Peace at BHU: Prof. Priyankar Upadhyay, Chairholder, UNESCO Chair for Peace and Intercultural Understanding & Coordinator, Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

3. Gandhi, Indonesian Islam, and Innovative Practices of Community Engagement at UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya-Indonesia Wahidah Zein br Siregar, Vice rector for academic affairs, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia

4. Nyerere & Gandhi: Innovations in Higher Education in Mzumbe University, Tanzania: Dr. Albogast Kilangi Musabila, Director – DLTS, TESCEA - Co-Lead , VLIRUOS - 4SITE Programme Coordinator, EU - ACTEA Project Coordinator, Mzumbe University, Mzumbe, Tanzania

Open Discussions

3.30 pm - 4.00 pm Closing Reflections: Drs. Budd Hall and Rajesh Tandon