Union Education Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, to Inaugurate the Global Virtual Conference on Reimagining and Transforming the University Organised by O.P. Jindal Global University

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40 Vice Chancellors, 55 Universities from 6 continents and 15 countries across 15 thematic panel discussions at global conference — ‘Reimagining and Transforming the University: Confluence of Ideas during and beyond the COVID-19 Disruption’
The conference is on 6th and 7th August, 2020

August 4, 2020 / Delhi: O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and International Institute for Higher Education Research and Capacity Building (IIHEd) present to the world a truly global conference on 6th and 7th August, 2020 on ‘Reimagining and Transforming the University:  Confluence of Ideas during and beyond the COVID-19 Disruption’ in partnership with 6 Global Education Networks – Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Coimbra Group of Brazilian Universities, Laspau (A Harvard University affiliated network), the STAR Scholars Network, Qatar Foundation.
This conference comes right after the launch of the National Education Policy 2020 which aims to Reimagine and Transform the future of Education and Universities of India. Honourable Union Cabinet Minister for Education, Government of India, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ would be inaugurating this conference in the esteemed presence of Professor (Dr.) D.P. Singh, Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC), and Professor (Dr.) Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
 This event will also be graced by the presence of eminent leaders of the Indian Higher Education Landscape –  Professor (Dr.) Virander S. Chauhan, Chairman, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Professor (Dr.) Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Professor (Dr.) Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC).
 
The conference will bring together 80+ thought leaders from 6 continents and 15 countries across 15 Thematic Panel Discussions, 4 Keynote Addresses, and 2 Special Dialogues including a special panel led by women leaders from universities.
 Key Highlights
·        This conference will witness 80+ Thought leaders from 6 continents and 15 Countries
·        There will be 15 Thematic Panel Discussions, 4 Keynote Addresses, and 2 Special Dialogues including a special panel led by women leaders from universities
·        It will bring together on a single platform – Union Education Minister, UGC Chairman and Vice Chairman, NAAC Chairman, AICTE Chairman, AIU Secretary General
·        Representation from over 55 Universities and Colleges across Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Qatar
·        JGU has partnered with 6 Global Education Networks – Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Coimbra Group of Brazilian Universities, Laspau (A Harvard University affiliated network), the STAR Scholars Network, Qatar Foundation.
·        Nearly 40 Present and Former Vice Chancellors, Provosts, Rectors, Presidents, Founding Deans and Directors will be speaking at this conference.
·        Over 20 themes related to Universities and Higher Education across the world will be discussed at this conference.
·        There will be presence of Senior Leadership from National, Regional and International organizations including Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), International Association of Universities (IAU), Times Higher Education (THE), Society for Transnational Academic Research (STAR) Network, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Qatar Foundation.
 Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice-Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) said that, “We are extremely excited to bring together 80+ Thought leaders from 15 countries across 2 days to create some very thought-provoking dialogues to re-imagine and transform the idea of a University. With the current COVID-19 Pandemic, it is very important for leaders of higher education from across the globe, come together to re-define the future of universities, which will impact the life of students, academics and nations. This global conference is hosted right after the launch of India’s National Education Policy 2020, which has outlined a vision statement, Therefore, at JGU we wanted to be play an instrumental role in creating such a platform. We are truly humbled by the support of our Education Network partners in India and around the world who helped us accomplish the creation of this forum in such little time.”
Academics from over 55 Universities and Colleges across the world with nearly 40 Present and Former Vice Chancellors, Provosts, Rectors, Presidents, Founding Deans and Directors will be present to discuss the future of global higher education. This conference will also see senior leadership from multiple National, Regional and International organizations including Dr. Joanna Newman, Chief Executive & Secretary General, ACU, Dr. Francisco J. Marmolejo, Education Advisor, Office of the Chairperson, Qatar Foundation, Professor (Dr.) Uttam Gaulee, President, Society for Transnational Academic Research (STAR) Network, Mr. Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer, Times Higher Education (THE), Mr. Ben Sowter, Senior Vice President, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

This conference aims to bring to India a truly global experience with speakers from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Qatar. One will get an opportunity to hear from, and even interact via question and answer sessions at the end of each panel with highly accomplished academics from some leading universities across these countries including BITS Pilani, Boston College, Cornell University, Harvard University, Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad, Jawaharlal Nehru University, The University of Chicago, The University of Sydney, McGill University, Pace University, University of Arizona, University of Cambridge, University of Delhi, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Oxford, University of Sao Paulo, University of Wollongong, Yale University, York University.
The themes of discussions have been very thoughtfully designed to understand the transformation of universities required in times of the COVID-19 Pandemic and after. Over 20 themes will be discussed across the sessions to cover a wide range of topics including ‘The Future of Universities in Asia’, ‘Women’s Leadership at the University’, ‘The Future of Internationalization: Implications for India’, ‘Digital Transformation of Higher Education, Diversity, Inclusion’ and ‘Social Justice as the University Mission’ and ‘Educational Leadership, Institutional Resilience and Innovative Initiatives’.
Keynote addresses will be given by some eminent change-makers and renowned academics from around the world   – Professor (Dr.) Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education, University of Oxford, Professor (Dr.) Philip G. Altbach, Founding Director & Research Professor, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, and Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, India.

This conference will conclude with a very special Valedictory Session which will have a special Keynote Address and Founder’s Day Lecture by Professor (Dr.) Richard Levin, President Emeritus, Yale University to honour Shri O.P. Jindal, in whose memory this University was established. This session will also be graced by the esteemed presence of the JGU Chancellor – Mr.Naveen Jindal.  This session wall also witness the presence of Dr. Joanna Newman, Chief Executive & Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
This virtual event is expected to be 2 days of intellectual deliberations with global leaders of higher education reimagining the idea of a university and future transformation in higher education during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa held a review meeting over phone with officials regarding increase of ventilator beds in the State here today

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Review Meeting held by Chief Minister regarding Ventilator Beds in State

  • 681 ventilators received by Karnataka from Government of India under PM-CARES.
  • Number of ventilator beds increased during last week by 335 in the State ,including 166 in Bangalore.
  • The remaining 346 ventilators will be installed by the end of this week.

*Another 1279 ventilators allotted to Karnataka by Government of India, will be recieved during this month.

*CM directed that all these Ventilators should be installed immediately.

  • CM also directed that the Staff required to utilise these ventilators. –

*Anaesthetics, Paramedics, Nurses , should be appointed immediately.

*The CM also directed to consider the requests of Private hospitals in Bangalore for ventilators , temporarily for COVID purposes and decide the terms and conditions.

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Steady improvement in Karnataka’s Covid Recovery Rate – Medical Education Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar

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Karnataka Recovery rate is at 42% on August 2nd

Bengaluru: Karnataka has seen a substantial increase in Covid-19 recovery rate by 5.67% in the last week. Medical Education Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar has tweeted. Everyday there is increase in recovery rate which is higher by 9.17% in Bengaluru city. Overall recovery rate of the state by Sunday evening was 42.81 % and it is 35.14% in Bengaluru, the Minister said in his tweet.

Minister responds to women

Minister Sudhakar has responded to a woman who was struggling to get the dead body of her father in St. Johns hospital Madivala. The hospital was charging money to hand over the body and the minister has directed the officials to resolve the issue. It is an inhuman on part of hospital to refuse handover of the body. I came to know about this incident in the media and responded immediately to help out the women, Dr.Sudhakar said in his tweet.

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Vietjet positive about the financial recovery with its LCC model despite the loss in the air transportation business in first half of 2020

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Reports loss of VND 2,111 billion in last quarter with a consolidated profit of VND73 billion for H1/2020

New Delhi, August 3, 2020 – Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HOSE: VJC) reported its business result of 2020’s second quarter, the period that saw the most impact by Covid-19 pandemic. The carrier operated a flight network of 52 domestic routes with 14,000 flights and transported more than two million passengers during the quarter. With its proactive measures, cost optimization and LCC model, the airline’s results in air transportation business and financial activities are considered positive, making it one of the very few airlines in the world to cope well with the Covid-19 pandemic and confident about its financial recovery.

By the end of Q2/2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietjet recorded the air transport revenue at VND1,970 billion (approx. US$84.5 million), a decrease of 54% year-on-year, and a loss of VND1,122 billion (approx. US$48 million). For the first six months of the year, the airline’s loss in air transportation business stands at VND2,111 billion (approx. US$90.5 million), which is considered a modest number compared to the total loss of over US$84 billion for the global aviation industry.

To support the cash flow, Vietjet has proactively sought for partners and implemented many financial solutions such as asset transfer and financial investment, which resulted in a financial revenue of VND1,174 billion (approx. US$50.4 million) with a post-tax consolidated profit of VND1,063 billion (approx. US$45.6 million) in Q2/2020 and a consolidated profit of VND73 billion (approx. US$3.2 million) in H1/2020, increasing the financial resource for the airline’s air transport business.

Aiming to become a new-age carrier, Vietjet always steps up on carrying out commercial solutions based on 4.0 technology platform and mobile application development. Thanks to its tech-based cost optimization capacity, the airline has seen an effectiveness when following LCC model, which has been proven to be the right choice for the past economic crises. Vietjet has been proactively implementing cost-saving measures with an average cost drop of 55% due to operation capacity reduction of 30%-35% and service cost decrease around 20%-25%.

As Vietnam opened its sky for domestic operation, Vietjet resumed its entire domestic flight network with 300 daily flights in June, a triple to five times growth compared to daily flights at the country’s Covid-19 pandemic peak. The airline also launched eight new routes to meet rising domestic travel demand, increasing its total domestic flight network to 52 routes with overall flight operated reached 14,000 flights. Its total passenger carriage reached 1.2 million passengers in June, marking a positive recovery for the domestic market.

The airline’s total asset is VND48,392 billion (approx. US$2.075 billion) with the owner’s equity being at VND17,339 billion (approx. US$745 million) including treasury shares. Its current liquidity is kept at a good rate of 1.4 while debt to equity ratio is 0.57, which are among the lowest rates in the global aviation industry. It allows Vietjet to proceed with its long-term financing plan in order to enhance its internal resources for fighting the current pandemic.

Being active on measures to weather Covid-19 pandemic, Vietjet has implemented many solutions since early 2020, including expanding the cargo transportation business, developing SkyBoss product and ancillary services, offering “Power Pass”, the unlimited flight pass, etc. In particular, Vietjet has also worked on many solutions to increase revenue and optimize operations. It has boosted cargo transport service since April, being the first airline in Vietnam to gain the government’s approval to deploy cargo operations in the passenger cabin (CIPC).

Apart from the effort of the airline itself, the support of Vietnam government is also anticipated to reduce the pressure and boost the aviation recovery. Following the Vietnamese airlines’ proposal, the Government and industry authorities are in consideration of aviation support packages, including exemption of taxes, fees, aviation services, environmental tax exemptions for flight fuels, financial assistance, extension of payment term, etc. These supports should be urgent and specific amid the tough situation to strengthen domestic carriers’ resources. All over the world, airlines are strongly supported by local governments to recover from the devastating impacts of the pandemic as it is the crucial sector to stimulate economic development.

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Dr. Ashu Shah appeal people not to stigmatize Covid virus disease like (Cancer ,T.B patients were stigmatized in the early stages of the disease) rather provide moral support to patients

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Dr.Ashu shah a senior consultant & Director of Asian Health care

Dr.Ashu shah is working diligently to protect Cancer patients and senior citizens from deadly COVID-19 virus and Cancer / oncology treatments to reduce the burden on hospitals.She is Supporting poor economic senior citizens.She has more than 500 plus Doctors support for night Emergencies Who are serving to all communities , needy and vulnerable section of society. on ways to reduce the unnecessary crowd in the already overwhelmed hospital.

Dr.Ashu shah said Covid virus is one of the greatest challenges faces between medical & scientific advancements for all of us since the start of this pandemic it has really hit all of us hard. Being a Doctor me my team havn’t stopped their treatment Since covid started we are so proud we saved / touched thousands of lives, And “She said cancer patients should not discontinue or stop the treatment, they should strictly focus more on treatment, they should not panic by taking treatments otherwise disease may get worsen and aggressive.” On an average Cancer patients who are currently going through the treatment gets steriods (Dexona ) before the chemo, are not more susceptible to the covid virus, they might likely to get complications because of their underlying Health condition. Pallative & terminally sick people who are prone, they are likely to get affected on virus because of agrressive nature of disease. To avoid the risk of covid infection cancer patients & thier families should strictly follow all measures advised by WHO Hand wash, hygiene, Mask anf physical distancing, Also should take double precautions not to venture outside their house unnecessarily .

Sobita Rani a Lung cancer survivor Asian health care said, I am lung survivor. Lets not stigmatize any diseases, I was a cancer patient doesnt mean that its end of life she also said Thinking how tough days went with great support of Dr. Ashu shah she is an angel and saviour to many. Having cancer is not the end of life. I’m a warrior of Lung cancer a victor & I feel myself very fortunate as they have sponsored my oncology treatment free of cost. she was my ray of sunshine when I was lost in the darkness. May God give you strength and blessings to help warriors of life like us. We should break the taboo dont stigmatize any diseases i want to say everyone as a victor iam proud to say that i am stronger than earlier. Let’s celebrate world lung cancer day together, stay strong and stay safe, An appeal from Sobita Rani.

Dr. Ashu Shah apeal people not to stigmatize covid virus disease (Cancer, T.B patients were stigmatized in the early stages of the disease) rather provide moral support to patients,
Break the stigma and taboos as it is no more a deadly disease.
and such patients should be treated equally.

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