Education should focus more on morals and ethics and should fight against fundamentalism, St. Joseph’s College principal Friday Ambrose Pinto said on Thursday. Education for the poor too is a vital aspect that should be taken up, he added. As Pinto speaking at ‘with relevance Excellence “, a conference of Catholic College of Karnataka on Thursday.

Speaking on ‘Vision of Christian higher education and its overview, and implications of Christian education, education Friday Pinto said should make people more moral and humanizes them. “While maintaining the highest standards, its demands that we produce a radical change in the person we educate - from selfish concerns to generosity to others.”

Emphasising on education for the poor, Pinto said Friday: “Education should struggle against unjust society, it should cater more to the poor and programmes should be taken up to empower them. Principal of St. Stephen’s in New Delhi, Dr Anil Wilson called for steps to rediscover the real meaning and purpose of education. “Let systemic changes be a reasoned response to needs and not a knee-jerk reaction to the time.”

The objective of the day-long conference was to create a model which is yet local to global, spiritually vibrant, socially relevant, emotionally balanced and leading to human enrichment. Deliberations also included topics like, if excellence in education can be fused with greater accessibility to Christian institutions.

Among the other speakers were Professor Jose and PD Leader of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Rev. Joe Fernandes, Vice-Provincial, Salesians of Don Bosco, Bangalore and Head and Professor, Department of Christian Studies, University of Madras, Joe De Mannath .

In a einschärfen provides opportunities for management to work towards forces Vinod Gupta School of Management at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur rolls a postgraduate two-year management program for people already “on The job “.

The diploma program to be in contact-cum-distance mode of teaching and learning, starting from July 27 and classes will be held on the campus of the Institute, in Salt Lake.

Plans are also in Kharagpur and Bhubaneshwar.

“With the forces of competition growing in the industry, professionals are aware of the importance that companies experienced and we welcome the opportunities for the value of their capacity. Therefore, we have decided to offer this course, “said Kalyan Chakravarti, director Vinod Gupta School of Management.

The sewing on the needs and adapt working hours for professionals has been a challenge, he added. But after deliberations, and the school management in the countryside, the first developed a technique of the Institute for four semesters, the program with a good combination of theory and practice of the exhibition.

The students have to do an industrial project in the summer semester.

“Pre-recorded audio-visual presentations on various topics will be played from three to four times a week, as part of the training. Weekends, students will have the opportunity to interact with teachers with ‘using video-conferencing, “said Chakravarti.

Tests of entry for the program will be held on May 1st and professional diploma in two years of professional experience are eligible to participate in the test. The course fees for the programme of R 1.80000.

At the beginning with 25 students are enrolled in the program, but the authorities have presented plans to increase shooting.

“We want an increase in the number of seats to be filled, since the success rate is. We have unused space on our Salt Lake Campus, and we have plans for the construction of a new building,” he added.

Although the Institute did not enjoy all facilities on campus recruitment of students, they receive some support investment, promised Chakravarti.