UGC to organise webinar on India's Arctic Policy, Check details

The UGC has also requested the institutes to create awareness among universities, colleges about availability of courses, job and research opportunities in the area of Arctic/ Polar studies.

UGC to organise webinar on India's Arctic Policy, Check details

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that it will conduct a national webinar on India's Arctic policy: Scope and Opportunities on December 9 from 2 PM onwards. UGC has also earlier requested the Higher Education lnstitutions (HEls) to submit proposals for the development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) level for the SWAYAM platform on the six pillars of lndia's Arctic Policy (IAP)- Science and Research, Climate and Environmental Protection, Economic and Human Development, Transportation and Connectivity, Governance and International Cooperation and National Capacity Building.

The UGC has also requested the institutes to create awareness among universities, colleges about availability of courses, job and research opportunities in the area of Arctic/ Polar studies. According to UGC, the webinar is being held to take this initiative forward. The programme can be joined live at UGC YouTube channel, Twitter and Facebook page.

The eminent speakers will include- M. Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of lndia, Shailesh Nayak, Former Secretary, MoES, Govt. of lndia, and Dr Lars Kullerud, President, UArctic. The Centre earlier released India's Arctic Policy- 'India and the Arctic: Building a Partnership for Sustainable Development' on March 17, 2022.

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