As part of the Teachers’ Week, a Teachers’ Conference/Faculty Development Programme on “Empowering Educators” was organised by the ICSI Bhubaneswar Chapter on Saturday.
Chief guest Prof Ved Kumari, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University Odisha, said teachers are nation builders.
Guest of honour Prof Pradipta Kumar Nanda, Pro-Vice Chancellor, SOA University, said people expect a lot from the teachers. He also talked about integrity and high ethical standards to be inculcated in a teacher, who should be a role model for the students.
In his keynote address, Prof Francis Castelino, Professor, IT, XIM University, stressed that teachers have a lot of importance in the technology system.
In the technical sessions, Prof Ranjan Kumar Bal, former PG Council Chairman, Utkal University and Dr PK Mohanty, Academic Dean, XIM University, spoke on “Empowering Educators and Skill of Teachers”.
CS Jyotirmoy Mishra, chairman, and CS Rajendra Kumar Kar, past chairman spoke on the Companies Act and role of Company Secretaries. Dr Madhusmita Das, HOD, Home Science, Kamala Nehru Women’s College, and Dr Subhasish Das, Asst. Professor, SMS, GIET University, also spoke.