Education sector is poised for reforms, like industry was in pre-1991 era: Montek Singh Ahluwalia @ FICCI Higher Education Summit

Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, said, There is no doubt that education sector is poised for reform. Today, the education sector is like the industrial sector in the license-raj of pre-liberalization era. We need to invite private sector to participate more vigorously.

Mr Ahluwalia however pointed to the lack of consensus as to what should be the nature of these reforms. Said Mr Ahluwalia, It is unclear what specific changes are needed in the education system, and if the stakeholder like students, faculty and parents are aligned for accepting those changes. We need to build a broad based consensus on the specifics of education reforms.

Summit is hosting many high profile speakers from the education domain. Prof. Malcolm Grant, President and Provost, University College London, UK delivered the special Keynote Address. Dr. David Johnston, President, University of Waterloo, Canada delivered the Keynote Address. Some of the other key speakers at the Summit will include Prof. H. S Ballal, Pro Chancellor, Manipal University, Manipal and Chairman of FICCI Higher Education and Dr. N. M Kondap, NMIMS University, Mumbai and Co-chairman, FICCI Higher Education Summit.

During the summit, Master Classes are also being organized on two relevant topics by experts on: Convergence of Private Sector Investment and Education through Partnerships by the Knowledge Partner, Ernst & Young and on Quality Assurance on International Academic Collaborations by Greenwich University, UK.

Delegates from Canada, USA, UK Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, CIS countries and Africa participated in this conference.

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