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Graduating students of Central University of Bihar (CUB) were advised by the Vice-President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, to become ambassadors of peace, goodwill and harmony between communities and regions.
Addressing the students at the CUB's maiden convocation on Thursday, Ansari quoted Aristotle as saying, "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."
Altogether 156 students of various master's programmes of the 2009-11, 2010-12 and 2011-13 batches received their degrees. Altogether 134 were present while the rest received their degrees in absentia. Three students, one from each batch, received the best university graduate award, named 'Chancellor gold medal', for scoring the maximum marks across all streams.
Focusing on scientific and technological development, Ansari said the CUB should evolve new formats to link education with social and economic development. "In the Indian context, quality, affordability and accessibility should be adopted to develop the education system," said Ansari, adding, "I am confident that Bihar would get a boost on its journey of progress from the contributions of CUB and its alumni."
Terming human rights a social duty, Ansari said, "Our point of reference should be the Constitution of India and we are duty bound, legally and morally, to address the lacunae in the policies and institutions pertaining to human rights."
Recalling Emperor Ashoka's edicts on human rights and the views of United Nations' former general secretary Kofi Annan on the issue, Ansari covered several aspects of individual rights. "We will not enjoy security without development. We will not enjoy development without security and, we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights," Ansari quoted Annan. He added, "In recent years, many new agenda have come under the ambit of human rights, such as conflict over natural resources or issues of gender equality."
Speaking on the occasion, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who is also the CUB chancellor, appreciated the proposed five-year integrated master's programme in arts and crafts. "In my knowledge, the course is probably a first in the country that would help renew the forgotten crafts of India," she said.
That both the CUBs (at Gaya and Motihari) would be situated at rural location, Kumar hoped that the university would succeed in bridging the urban-rural divide in education. "Only education has the power to bring about a peaceful revolution. It should not be limited to the higher classes if the Indian democracy is to be empowered," said Kumar, an MP from Sasaram.
Also present on the dais were CM Nitish Kumar, education minister P K Shahi, CUB vice-chancellor Janak Pandey and registrar Mohammad Nehal, among others.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Link-education-with-socio-economic-development-Veep/articleshow/23117853.cms
Addressing the students at the CUB's maiden convocation on Thursday, Ansari quoted Aristotle as saying, "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."
Altogether 156 students of various master's programmes of the 2009-11, 2010-12 and 2011-13 batches received their degrees. Altogether 134 were present while the rest received their degrees in absentia. Three students, one from each batch, received the best university graduate award, named 'Chancellor gold medal', for scoring the maximum marks across all streams.
Focusing on scientific and technological development, Ansari said the CUB should evolve new formats to link education with social and economic development. "In the Indian context, quality, affordability and accessibility should be adopted to develop the education system," said Ansari, adding, "I am confident that Bihar would get a boost on its journey of progress from the contributions of CUB and its alumni."
Terming human rights a social duty, Ansari said, "Our point of reference should be the Constitution of India and we are duty bound, legally and morally, to address the lacunae in the policies and institutions pertaining to human rights."
Recalling Emperor Ashoka's edicts on human rights and the views of United Nations' former general secretary Kofi Annan on the issue, Ansari covered several aspects of individual rights. "We will not enjoy security without development. We will not enjoy development without security and, we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights," Ansari quoted Annan. He added, "In recent years, many new agenda have come under the ambit of human rights, such as conflict over natural resources or issues of gender equality."
Speaking on the occasion, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who is also the CUB chancellor, appreciated the proposed five-year integrated master's programme in arts and crafts. "In my knowledge, the course is probably a first in the country that would help renew the forgotten crafts of India," she said.
That both the CUBs (at Gaya and Motihari) would be situated at rural location, Kumar hoped that the university would succeed in bridging the urban-rural divide in education. "Only education has the power to bring about a peaceful revolution. It should not be limited to the higher classes if the Indian democracy is to be empowered," said Kumar, an MP from Sasaram.
Also present on the dais were CM Nitish Kumar, education minister P K Shahi, CUB vice-chancellor Janak Pandey and registrar Mohammad Nehal, among others.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Link-education-with-socio-economic-development-Veep/articleshow/23117853.cms
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