Transforming education and empowering students for their future
We are just getting started with Industry 4.0. 85% of jobs in 2030 haven’t been imagined yet, as we move from a manufacturing to a knowledge-based economy. The nature of work is changing and so is the industry demand. Students will need different skill sets for those jobs of the future.
They say the only constant is change. But the education systems in many countries are struggling to adapt. They have many challenges to address, including more forward-looking policies, administration,developing relevant content, and creating an enabling environment to cater for future needs.
With technology disrupting the way education is delivered, the old methods of learning will slowly becoming redundant and so will the institutes that do not innovate. So will the institutes that do not innovate. The introduction of rankings in India means they are now being compared on parameters from teaching excellence to student satisfaction. This empowers the students to select the best.
Are education institutions geared up to transform? How are the institutes across the globe responding to the current needs? How are they turning their challenges into opportunities? How could we build an education ecosystem that is flexible, adaptable and forwad-looking to facilitate tomorrow’s learning needs of millions?
Join EPG and industry leaders to discuss these ideas at the Education Innovation Conference on 1-2 February 2019 at India Habitat Centre, Delhi
Day 1 will be our education conference, with over 200 educators and government officials from across India.
Day 2 will be our student fair, with 100s of students and parents from across Delhi and the surrounding regions attending, as well as universities from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US and Germany.
Key Topics
Will education institutions to able to keep up from the dramatic disruption from AI that we are likely to see?
University rankings: Are they important? Every ranking tells adifferent story.
Where can Indian education institutions collaborate more internationally?
Innovation Showcase: The best education innovations in India.
What is a digital university, and what does it mean for your institution?
How can India create enough jobs for its graduates?
Hear from government officials and learn about the latest policy developments
Accessibility, Affordability and Quality: Can we have it all?
Meet the key decision makers, influencers and experts from educational institutions, technology, policy, investment and NGOs, who have made an impact with their contributions in the education space.
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Eric Zimmerman Director of Research Support Office & Global Engagement (The Interdisciplinary Centre (IDC), Herzliya)LinkinWebsite
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Dr. Eric Zimmerman was born (1962) and raised in New York City, Eric studied for his undergraduate and graduate studies at Brooklyn College, majoring in Judaic Studies. Following a brief stint in Jewish community work, he moved to Israel with his wife in 1988. Initially living on a kibbutz and working as an irrigation manager in the orchards, Eric began his career in higher education management in 1993 when he joined Bar-Ilan University’s Research Authority. Today, Eric is Director of Research and Global Engagement at IDC Herzliya. Eric, and his wife Sharon, have five children and reside in a residential community in the Greater Tel Aviv area. Sharon, an economist by education (Barnard) is a partner in a consultancy firm specializing in managing multi-partner international research and development consortia.
Professional Statement
Working together with the President and Provost, Dr Zimmerman established and directed (for eight years) the Academic Affairs, International Engagement and Research Support Offices at the Interdisciplinary Centre (IDC), Herzliya. Recruited in 2006, Dr. Zimmerman now provides leadership and service to faculty, staff, and students, assisting in implementing policy and decisions of the IDC academic and governing committees relating to research and global engagement. His wide portfolio includes responsibility for all competitive research and program grants and the protection of the institutional intellectual property; developing global partnerships and managing all institutional internationalization agreements, including student exchange, summer and study abroad programs; managing the development of double degree MA-level programs; and the development of joint doctoral programs.
Dr. Zimmerman has been a member of several national and international committees, most recently a Higher Education Reform Expert (HERE) of the European Commission, and is a past leader of a task group within the largest European professional association of research administrators (EARMA), a founding board member of a European-based association on research information management (euroCRIS), the force behind the development of the Israel National Database of Academic Research and Development (INDARD), and party to other national and global initiatives. He regularly writes and lectures on internationalization, entrepreneurship education, research management, academic productivity and Israel and advises organizations on information management and work flow practices as they effect academics and administrators at institutions of higher education.
Eric coordinates the TeachEx project.
Prior to joining the leadership team of IDC Herzliya, Dr. Zimmerman served as the assistant director of the Bar-Ilan University (Israel) research support office, coordinating efforts to secure competitive grants in the STEM, social sciences and the humanities.
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Internationalising higher education: Opening up a new world for India
Universities and colleges need to internationalise and innovate their curriculum to prepare Indian students for global careers. There is a need to develop international collaborators and partners, allow staff mobility programs, amend the curriculum in line with international developments across subjects prioritised by India to gain an international perspective. This session discusses the phenomenon of internationalisation in terms of evolution of structure, system, curriculum and impacts of the same.
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Sandeep Mishra Country Director – India (Stir Education)LinkinWebsite
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Sandeep Mishra is Country Director of STIR in India. He manages STIR’s overall operations in different states of the country with truly committed team of 80+ professionals based in 5 different locations of the country. He has over a decade and half experience working on issues related with Child Protection, Education and Basic Human rights and has been associated with organizations like Save the Children, Azim Premji Foundation, USAID-SDPP, and National Coalition for Education prior to STIR. He holds advance post graduate degrees in Philosophy, Education and Education Financing. He believes that teachers are key agents of change and investing in teachers’ professional capacity could exponentially increase the rate of returns in the form of student learning.
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Panel: The impact of ICT in school education- The vision and realisties for availability, affordability and accessibility
ICT is a major catalyst to bridge the digital divide amongst students of various socio economic and other geographical barriers. Have ICT tools made teaching learning process effective? What is the interest generated among the teachers and students for gaining ICT and its privileges? What is the on-ground reality of ICT application and quality improvement? Hear the experts discuss the ICT impact on education, the effective utilisation of ICT in classes and much more.
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EIC Debate: This House believes that the ‘no detention’ policy included in the Right to Education (RTE) Act has done more harm than good
EIC Debate: This House believes that the ‘no detention’ policy included in the Right to Education (RTE) Act has done more harm than good India’s Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 includes a no detention policy which states that no student can be failed or expelled from school till the completion of elementary education covering classes 1 to 8. This basically means there are no exams for students and they keep moving from one class to the next irrespective of whether they are good or not for the next class. One model of the world, Opposing the Motion, is of the belief that the Act is a step towards forming an inclusive education system safeguarding every child’s fundamental right to free and compulsory education. Before ‘no detention policy’ was implemented back in 2009, 10th class pass rate was 88%. After implementing the ‘no detention policy’ passing rate of 10th class students having benifitted from the no dentention policy for 2 years, increased to 98% in 2012.Hence, the policy also improved the drop-out rates in school. The other model, Proposing the Motion suggests that introduction of this Act has helped reduce the learning outcomes of students over the years as they don’t feel the pressure of learning and writing exams to get promoted to the next class. In 2010, 53.7% of class 5 students in rural India could read class 2 level text which fell to 47.8% in 2016. Students lack focus on education upon being provided with an opportunity of ready promotion irrespective of performance. Join the experts discuss the good and bad of the ‘no detention policy’. Is detention a cure and will scrapping the policy cure the problems of Indian education system?
Utkarsh Amitabh works at Microsoft and is the Founder of Network Capital, a global peer mentoring and career navigation community serving over 32000 young leaders in 104 countries. He is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper who represented the community at Davos. Utkarsh graduated as the Andy Burgess Scholar for Social Entrepreneurship from INSEAD. He is a TEDx speaker, Penn Social Impact House Fellow and a Young India Fellow. Utkarsh’s articles have been published by the World Economic Forum, Quartz, Indian Express and Scroll. Utkarsh is also a trained actor and played “Major Metcalf” in the world’s longest running play.
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11:15 am - 11:30 am
Meeting student expectations through modern learning and experimental education
Digitsation has brought in disruptive changes in the traditional education system based on the concept of knowledge transfer from teachers to students. Digital media and technology have ushered in an era where education is an engaging experience. Students’ expectations are also changing with such technological advancements. This session discusses how experiential learning along with appropriate mentoring and right exposure, can help students pursue a career of their choice and interest.
Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Gupta, Ph.D is a Fulbright Fellow, CMA, GCPCL (Harvard), Fellow of ICAI and an alumnus of Lucknow University and IIM Ahmedabad.
He has over 25 years’ professional experience to his credit and a very successful track record as an academic and an exceptional Institution Builder with several top organizations such as IMT Ghaziabad, SIBM (Symbiosis) Bangalore, Educomp Raffles / JRE, IIM Kozhikode, University of Washington (USA), SP Jain (Dubai and Singapore), IIM Raipur, IIM Rohtak, Jaipuria Group, ICSI among others.
Under leadership of Prof. Gupta, both SIBM Bangalore and JRE School of Management became one of the leading B-Schools in India in a short span of time. IIM Ahmedabad is writing a Case Study on Jaipuria Group on its transformation journey.
He has written several books and research papers and has delivered guest talks/ invited presentations in several Top Business Schools in India and abroad. He has been a resource person with British Council, Fulbright Commission, UPSC, Planning Commission, PHD Chamber, UPPSC, AIT, Zensar etc.
He has conducted several Executive Education Programs / Consulting. Some of the organizations which have benefited from training / consulting of Prof. Gupta include Maruti, Dabur, GE Capital, Ericsson, Electrolux, NTPC, LIC, Genpact, Bry Air, Samtel, Elin Electronics, Shriram Pistons, IREDA, NEC Corp, CBI, Indian Navy etc.
He has won several honors including ‘Fulbright Fellowship’, ‘Valuable Contribution to Profession Award’ by ICAI, ‘Most innovative idea in management education award’ etc
Selected Specialties: Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Strategic Cost Management, Management Control Systems, New Business Development, Management Education, Transformational Leadership and Turnaround Management, Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, Academic Audit, Academic Quality Assurance System, International Collaborations, International Accreditations such as AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS etc.
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Panel: From the students: What we want and how we want it
This session will feature students and fellows. They will share their views on how different types of pedagogy, assessments and technology affect them; what are their benefits and how they should be ideally rolled out and what they expect.
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Vipul Redey (Conference Chair) Head - School Enablement (Khan Academy)LinkinWebsite
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As head of school enablement at Khan Academy, Vipul Redey help schools nationwide make the most of Khan learning resources in their classrooms. Vipul has worked for Cisco in Silicon Valley, managing a large part of their $250 million dollar IT training and professional certifications portfolio. As a CXO at Global Discovery Schools and then as Director of Academics at Pearson Schools India, he designed the daily classroom experience of thousands of students nationally. Vipul is a TED-Ed Innovative Educator, a TEDx Colombo speaker, and an alumnus of the Stanford University Graduate School of Education.
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Dr Sonal Minocha Pro Vice Chancellor (Bournemouth University)TwitterWebsite
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Dr Sonal Minocha joined Bournemouth University in June 2014 as its lead for Global Engagement, which encompasses global recruitment, partnership, staff and student mobility and a global profile raising agenda for the university.Her appointment as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global Engagement brought with it a re-energised institutional approach towards comprehensive internationalisation and the creation of a long-term vision for a Global BU that is anchored to, and complementary to, the university’s wider strategic vision. Among the key areas of work Sonal has led at BU have been the fusing of employability with internationalisation through the pioneering Global Talent Programme to enhance student experience and employability, the innovative Hubs of Practice for a highly profiled presence in the Indian, Chinese and ASEAN markets and the successful Global Festival of Learning – a simultaneous celebration of learning across three continents. This early traction has been demonstrably recognised through the recent nomination for the Outstanding International Strategy category at the 2016 THELMA Awards.Sonal has more than ten years of senior management experience across the public and private sectors in global Higher Education, having begun her career as a business graduate before moving into an academic career which started at the UK’s University of Northumbria.Before joining BU, Sonal was Executive Dean at the University of Bedfordshire Business School. In this role, she led the largest faculty at the university (approximately £36 million) comprising a range of departments including the Law School. In this role, she incepted and implemented a practice-led vision for the faculty that resulted in a number of expressions of this vision. These included a refreshed new course portfolio, innovative ‘mini internships’ called practice weeks, a refreshed infrastructure with creative practice driven ‘wall art’, more than 30 new productive relationships with regional employers – thus reprofiling to establish a truly business-facing Business School.
In her executive portfolio, Sonal led the design and development of an exciting new employability proposition for the university: Education + Experience = UOB Employability commitment leading to a number of awards for the framework and its projects including AGCAS awards for two consecutive years for the innovative ‘Hire Me’ scheme.
Alongside strong academic credentials in the broad area of international commerce and business, Sonal holds a Fellowship of the RSA, Higher Education Academy and the Strategic Planning Society. Her main teaching and research interests lie in the areas of global higher education, graduate employability, management education and practice, strategic creativity and organisational learning. As well as management education, she has a special interest in film and related international creative industries and her work has been disseminated via a range of outlets including books, articles and refereed papers.
Sonal’s practice expertise has led to the design, development and delivery of innovative programmes for a range of corporate and international clients throughout her career (including Harrods, Ridgeons, Basildon Hospital and Severstal).
Sonal’s key external appointments include External Examiner at Ulster University, UKCISA Board of Trustees, International Academic Advisory Council for QS Conferences and Governor at Poole Hospitals NHS Trust.
Sonal is a passionate advocate for innovative approaches to teaching and learning, internationalisation of the ‘home’ experience, close university-industry interaction for a brand of HE that is integrated with policy and practice – regionally, nationally and internationally.
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Regulating the skilling ecosystem and creating an industry ready workforce to match global demands
Technology and innovation are changing the nature of jobs in India. This is an opportunity as well as a challenge. As an endeavour to accelerate skilling and increase employability, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship announced an array of initiatives strengthening the skills ecosystem in India. This session talks about the importance of skill training and the provision of the same in emerging areas like cyber security, AI, big data and analytics.
Poonam Heryani is the Head of Academics, ASPAM Indian International School, Sharjah. She is a much sought after speaker and trainer, she has led and conducted numerous workshops for school educators in India and the Middle East. Having completed her MSED Research in Teacher Leadership from Richard Riley College of Education, Walden University, USA, currently Poonam’s area of interest is “How leadership practices in a school can impact the learning and achievement of students”. Poonam provides Instructional leadership and teacher training, supports curriculum design that addresses what students must know factually, understand conceptually and be able to do in skills and processes, she addresses critical issues of improving instruction that develops conceptual thinking along with critical, creative and reflective thinking. Having spent twenty eight years as an educator, Principal and school administrator, Poonam Heryani has become widely recognised as an ambassador for progressive education with a focus on designing and delivering curriculum, practices pertaining to curriculum reform, instructional strategies that encourage critical thinking and strategic planning.
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12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Panel: The impact of ICT in school education- The vision and realisties for availability, affordability and accessibility
ICT is a major catalyst to bridge the digital divide amongst students of various socio economic and other geographical barriers. Have ICT tools made teaching learning process effective? What is the interest generated among the teachers and students for gaining ICT and its privileges? What is the on-ground reality of ICT application and quality improvement? Hear the experts discuss the ICT impact on education, the effective utilisation of ICT in classes and much more.
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Pratik Dattani (Conference Chair) Managing Director (EPG Economic and Strategic Consulting)LinkinWebsite
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Managing Director for boutique economic consulting firm EPG, specialising in economic analysis, strategic communications and market entry assistance with India, with offices in London, Bangalore and East Africa.
He was additionally, until August 2017, UK Director for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the premier and largest industry body in India. He is also the co-founder of a tech start-up in the CSR space. Previously he worked in Economic Consulting at FTI Consulting and Deloitte in London and Abu Dhabi, with a focus on public policy and arbitration. He was Chairman for a not-for-profit membership organisation with several thousand members for three years.
He studied Economics at Warwick University, where he was awarded the Prize for Excellence, and LMU University of Munich. His dissertation won a prize at an international economics conference at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He has published academic research on behavioural economics and social impact and is a regular commentator on public policy and India across print, TV and online media, featured on BBC News, CBC, CNBC, CNN, NDTV, South China Morning Post and Huffington Post.
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Introduction and Opening Remarks: Innovation in Education- What works, what doesn’t and what needs to change
With more than half of the Indian population belonging to the college-going age group, India is set to be one of the youngest nations in the next 20 years and a potential global supplier of skilled manpower. However, making a rapid progress in education will require a concerted effort from all the stakeholders involved, be it academia, industry or government. Are all the levers of education encompassing structure, standard and strategy in curriculum, pedagogy and governance, future ready?
