Registrations are invited for Webinar on Contemporary Research on School Education in India by Azim Premji University. The webinar will be held on September 27, 2024.
Azim Premji University is a private university, located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was established by the Azim Premji University Act and recognised by the University Grants Commission under Section 2F.
The university started offering postgraduate programmes in 2011 and undergraduate programmes in 2015 along with a host of other short-term diplomas and certificate courses. Its mandate is to run teaching programmes and conduct research to contribute to the social sector in India.
A second Azim Premji University campus in Bhopal opened in July 2023. Two more campuses are being planned in northeast and eastern regions of India.
The university was established by the Azim Premji Foundation.
The Azim Premji Foundation was to be funded solely by Azim Premji by way of transfer of his personal shares to the Foundation. The objective of the funding was to facilitate universalisation of primary education rather than serve as a constraint in achieving it. The Foundation began its work in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in 2001 where the state leadership and education departments were supportive of its mandate.
School education in India is becoming an important area of interest and inquiry for policymakers, researchers, education students, practitioners, and various other stakeholders. This webinar series is initiated to facilitate dialogues and collaborations and to disseminate new knowledge in the field of education to a larger audience.
The webinar will be on “Schooling, Health, and Environment: Adolescents’ Participation in Everyday Infrastructure”.
It is a collaboration between Research Interest Group on School Education, Comparative Education Society of India and Azim Premji University.
Vijitha Rajan, Faculty Member, School of Education, Azim Premji University.
Smruthia Bala Kannan, Independent Researcher and Visiting Scholar, Institute for Research on Women, Rutgers.
September 27, 2024.
4:30 – 6:00 PM.
Interested participants can register online via this link.
Email: outreach[at]apu[dot]edu[dot]in
