The importance of value education is the need of the hour and reawakening of moral values is being realised overall in the globe today.Education is that medium which guide the students to assimilate these ethical values. In view of this theme RKDF University, Gandhinagar Bhopal organized a one day National Seminar on “Ethical leadership.”
RKDF University is the only University in Central India to introduce a compulsory subject on values and spirituality in all its undergraduate courses.
The highly attended seminar by senior litterateurs and academicians was chaired by Chairman of the University Grants Commission Professor Ved Prakash.
The chief guest on this occasion was Minister of State for Higher Education, Government of MP Deepak Joshi. The Key speakers for this seminar were Chancellor, Central Agricultural University, Imphal Padmabhushan Professor RB Singh. Other dignitaries who attended this seminar were former VC BHU Punjab Singh and advisor to RKDF Group Professor Gautam Goswami, Director TRIFAC, Professor RP Singh, Consultant FAO World Bank, and secretary general IAUP.
In the beginning Vice Chancellor RKDF University Ashish Dongre welcomed all the guests and informed the august gathering about the values and spirituality curriculum which has been already introduced by the University.
Professor Ved Prakash in his speech evoked the audience to think about the education policies and insisted that educational institutes should follow 5 E’s that is Expansion, Equality, Excellence, Employability, and Ethics. He also stressed on improving the quality of higher education in the country.
Deepak Joshi also stressed on the importance of values among the students so that they can become ethical leaders without which the development of the nation will not be possible. RB Singh Expressed that moral values are like oxygen to the society and he appreciated the efforts of RKDF University in this context.The Seminar was a huge success and was attended by more than 400 delegates from across the country.