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GOING VIRAL G20EWG meet concludes, next one in Amritsar

A report on the need for universities across the globe to collaborate for better results, one of the key points that was discussed during the first meeting of the G20 first Education Working Group (EWG) that concluded here on Thursday, would be discussed at the second meeting scheduled to be held in March.

The first meeting hosted by IIT-Madras was attended by delegates from 30 countries and international organisations. “The report of the current meeting held in Chennai will be thoroughly discussed at the second level meeting to be held from March 15 till 17 in Amritsar,” said Union Higher Education Secretary K Sanjay Murthy. At Amritsar, the focus will be on research and collaboration. The third meeting in Bhubaneswar will brainstorm on skills and future of work, while the final meeting in Pune in September will focus on foundational literacy and numeracy.

Sanjay Kumar pointed out that about half of the school students would be imparted specific skills due to the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP).

Incidentally, the event had poor representation from the State Education Department. According to an official source, the agenda did not include any official from the State government. However, later on, the discussion on Naan Mudhalvan scheme was added on the first day agenda.

“As skill development was also part of the major point of discussion, a senior official was roped in at the last minute to brainstorm on Naan Mudhalvan scheme and also the work done by Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation,” the source added.

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