Education ministry gears up for events linked to G20 presidency

The education ministry is preparing for the events that will take place as a part of the celebrations over India’s G20 presidency. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities to start preparing students for their active participation. In addition, the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) division is inviting bids for filming documentaries that showcase India’s educational heritage, agricultural and water management traditions.

India assumed the G20 presidency in December and will convene the G20 Leaders’ Summit for the first time in the country in 2023. India began its one-year journey with a unique outreach campaign called University Connect, an effort to involve youngsters in the country’s G20 presidency.

The UGC recently wrote to the vice-chancellors of all universities and principals of all colleges, asking them to start conducting activities to prepare students for conferences that will be held in a variety of locations and on a variety of topics related to the history, culture, legacy of the area, and allowing them to participate in the conferences as well as serve as facilitators for foreign delegates.

“Students may be encouraged for being rapporteurs of sessions, providing translation assistance in foreign languages required for the meetings, organising cultural shows, workshops, lectures on topics related to the G20 issues,” the commission said in the letter.