quot;Learning process cannot be limited to the classroomquot;

Maugh said this meet was a run-up to the UNESCO8217;s world Conference on Higher Education, to be held in Paris in October this year. He said all educational institutions should become life-long learning institutions so that people can continue to educate themselves throughout their lives. Director of Adult and Continuing Education, Dr Renuka Narang, said 15 international scholars from Africa, Australia, Carribean, China, Arab States, Japan, Canada, Italy, India, Germany, USA and UK will share and exchange and exchangeinformation with over 20 Indian adult education scholars. 8220;After this preparatory meeting, the international delegates will undertake an excursion to Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, established by Mahatma Gandhi,8221; said Dr Narang. Another goal of this preparatory meeting was the development of a plan of action for the working group as a follow-up to UNESCO8217;s Fifth International Conference that was held in July, 1997.

The VC said higher education should now cater to the needs of a community at large, leading to the evolution of community colleges.