The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) observed Teachers’ Week from September 5 to 11 across the country; and as part of the week, a teachers’ conference on “Empowering Educators” was organised by the Bhubaneswar Chapter through virtual platform on Saturday.
In his inaugural address, Prof AK Das Mohapatra, Vice-Chancellor, Odisha State Open University, spoke about the dedication and services provided by the teachers for nation building.
In his keynote address, Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM, Sambalpur, emphasised on quality of higher education and quality of employment which should be more innovation-based and less labour-based. He believed India has the potential to get into top rankings of the world, for which the National Education Policy is greatly helpful.
During the technical sessions, Prof Yogesh Pratap Singh, Registrar, National Law University, Odisha; Dr Bhabani Prasad Panda, Director, KiiT School of Law; Dr PK Mohanty, Dean, School of Commerce, Xavier University; CS Mayank Tiwari, Assistant Professor, NLUO; CS BK Sahu, DGM (Company Secretary) Nalco; and CS Rajendra Kumar Kar, Chairman and CS Ajaya Kumar Majhi, Secretary, Bhubaneswar Chapter, addressed on empowering teachers’ skills, New Companies Act, 2013 and New Education Policy. A large number of teachers from different colleges, universities and other institutions of Odisha attended the webinar.