DU to Host Conclaves & Form Agreements with Foreign Universities During India's G20 Presidency

DU to Host Conclaves

New Delhi: Delhi University has planned to host conclaves and sign agreements during India's G20 Presidency, in order to "internationalise Indian education" through student exchange programmes and cooperation with foreign universities and institutes.

Earlier, on December 1, 2022, India took over the G20 presidency, and over 200 meetings are scheduled to be held at 55 different venues across the nation. It will come to an end in September with a summit in Delhi.

According to the reports, there will also be a number of programmes, such as entrepreneurship conclaves, a Model UN, and a G20 Conclave for DU students to interact with their classmates and representatives from G20 member nations.

Yogesh Singh, vice chancellor of Delhi University (DU), said that there are numerous educational activities that DU would like to promote while India takes the presidency of the G20.

In order to promote DU, a committee has been established which is thinking through and developing a strategy. The 10-member committee was established on January 25, to plan and execute programmes and events during India's G20 Presidency.

Singh said that the university will host a number of student exchange programmes and sign memorandums of understanding with various universities, which will facilitate Indian education's globalisation.

The DU official, who is also a committee member, stated that Delhi University also intends to take advantage of this chance to raise the university's stature internationally.

We started work long before the formation of the committee. In December, inputs from students and colleges were taken. We asked colleges what all events they wanted to organise during the G20 period. We have received their inputs and several events have already been planned," he said. "The university will organise student exchange programmes and is planning on signing MoUs with different universities throughout the year," the official said, adding debate competitions, street plays and essay competitions have also been planned as part of events.

The DU official said that they began to work even before the committee was even formed. The Colleges and students' opinions were collected in December. Colleges were surveyed to find out what activities they wanted to plan for the G20 period. They provided advice, as a result of which, a number of events have been scheduled.

Speaking about DU's plans, the official added that debate competitions, street plays, and essay competitions will be organized as a part of events. The university will host student exchange programmes and is planning on signing MoUs with different universities throughout the year.

Further, the university will emphasise the participation of foreign students in the events. He added that it intended to invite dignitaries from G20 nations to some of these activities.

The university will endeavour to invite foreign leaders with assistance from the nodal office of the G20, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), the DU official said.

The 10-member committee constituted by DU include Professor Chander Shekhar, Chairperson, International Relations; Professor Rama, Principal, Hansraj College; Jaswinder Singh, Principal, SGTB Khalsa College; Professor Pankaj Arora, Dean, Students' Welfare; and Professor Gajendra Singh, Head, Department of African Studies.

Apart from them, Professor SP Aggarwal, Principal, Ramanujan College; Professor Savita Roy, Principal, Daulat Ram College; Professor Ravinder Kumar, Dean Cultural Council; Rakesh Hasija, AR, South Campus Dr Abhishek Tandon, Associate Professor, Department of Operational Research (special invitee in meetings) are also members of the DU panel.

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