Universities can lead to freedom and sustainability, says Union minister Subhas Sarkar

Sonepat, February 19

Union minister of state for education Dr Subhas Sarkar on Monday inaugurated the 4th edition of World Universities Summit-2024 (WUS) organised by the International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd) at OP Jindal Global University (JGU) on the theme ‘Universities of the Future: A Global Partnership for Social Justice and Sustainable Development’.

“We must have man-making, life making and character-building education,” says Dr Subhas Sarkar. He said that “we need to reimagine the universities of the future for social responsibility, community engagement and sustainable development”.

Sarkar said that the philosophy of our country is based on “sustainable practices” and “Sarva Mukti” (freedom for all) as the vision of education.

The universities of the future should lead this path towards freedom for all and sustainability, he added.

The three-day World Universities Summit is being held from February 19 to 21. As many as 25 thematic sessions are being hosted virtually for the first two days with over 120 education leaders from 20 countries, 6 continents and over 100 leading universities from across the world.

Founding Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor (Dr) C Raj Kumar emphasised that ‘Viksit Bharat’ has a direct and substantial correlation to country’s aspirations for nurturing world-class universities.

He reflected on the role that universities can play in achieving the “Viksit Bharat” goals for the betterment of youth.

The summit will conclude on February 21 with an on-site higher education leaders’ conclave.