Members of Nagaland College Principals Association and others during the annual conference held on November 27. (Photo Courtesy: NCPA)
Nagaland College Principals Association observes annual conference
Kohima, November 28 (MExN): Nagaland College Principals Association (NCPA) observed its annual conference on November 27 under the theme ‘NEP 2020: Envisaging a new Nagaland’, which was co-sponsored by Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW), Government of Nagaland.
A press release from NCPA stated that the resource persons for the technical session were Rev Dr Sebastian Ousepparampil, Principal, St Joseph’s College, Jakhama, and Dr G Kanato Chophy, Fellow of the New India Foundation, and Director of NIDS, Dimapur.
In the opening address, Dr Visakhonü Hibo, President NCPA remarked that education is the best way to uplift the downtrodden, bridge gender disparity and raise the human capital.
Speaking on the topic, ‘National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: Minority Concerns’, Rev Dr Sebastian commented that National education policy must take into consideration the issues of minorities and the marginalised, keeping in view democratic value underpinning the Indian Constitution.
Dr Chophy speaking on the topic, ‘NEP 2020: Towards Dignity and Gender Parity in Nagaland’, put an emphasis on the need of quality education and diversifying skill-based learning to empower women. He strongly suggested that, in the light of NEP 2020, an ‘influential’ body like the NCPA must study the ground reality, furnish the data, and come up with suggestions and make policy intervention that will help the government to transform education in the state.
Dr Vivozol Mekro, Principal, Phek Government College, moderated the technical session.
