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Amritsar is fully geared up to host the G20 meet on education set to begin on Wednesday and all arrangements, including those related to security, have been put in place, officials said. While several G20 events are scheduled to be held in Amritsar, the Union Ministry of Education will host the second Education Working Group (EdWG) from March 15-17, which will see participation from G20 member countries, guest countries, and invited organisations such as UNESCO and UNICEF. The L20 meeting on labour is scheduled for March 19-20.
The three-day event will have a seminar, an exhibition and working group meetings. To ensure foolproof security for the mega event, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav visited Amritsar on Tuesday to review the security arrangements and held meetings with senior officials. “I visited Amritsar on Tuesday to review security arrangements and hold meeting with all stakeholders who are working to make the event successful, keeping in mind safety and security of all,” he tweeted. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann recently asked officials to gear up to ensure the G20 meet is a success. Meanwhile, the delegates who reached here to take part in various events received a warm welcome by district administration officials.
A seminar on ‘Strengthening Research and Promoting Innovation through Richer Collaboration’ will be organised at Khalsa College here on Wednesday by IIT Ropar in collaboration with other prominent higher education institutions such as Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, IIM Amritsar and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. The two-day meeting on March 16-17 will provide a platform to deliberate on four priority areas – Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, Tech-enabled Learning, Building Capacities, and Strengthening Research and Innovation, said K Sanjay Murthy, Secretary (Higher Education) in the Ministry of Education.
“The EdWG meetings will give participating countries and organizations an opportunity to strengthen educational cooperation and discuss new collaboration opportunities. We are looking forward to the outcomes of the four EdWG meetings, which will serve as a guideline for the development of numerous educational and employment opportunities,” he said.
More than 55 delegates from 28 countries are expected to attend the meeting and seminar. The event will also include a multimedia exhibition with participation from industry, academia, and start-ups. The exhibition will be open to local institutions, students, academicians, and researchers from March 16 to 17. Delegates will also have the opportunity to visit the Golden Temple here as part of the excursion component of the EdWG meetings. The event will highlight Punjab’s vibrant culture through various cultural events planned on the sidelines of the G20 meetings, officials said.
The outcomes of the four EdWG meetings will be essential to draft the final declaration document to be shared at the concluding ministerial meeting, according to an official statement. A multimedia exhibition will also be held on the sidelines of the seminar that will provide a physical format to the participating countries along with industry, academia to present the best practices in research, innovation, collaboration and partnership. There will be over 90 stalls at the exhibition with key participation from the UAE, China and Saudi Arabia, NCERT, National Book Trust, and several start-up initiatives. The exhibition will also be open to local institutions, students, academicians and researchers from March 16-17.
(With inputs from PTI)
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