Over 150 VCs to attend north zone AIU meet

Chandigarh, November 25

Over 150 Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of various universities from the north zone will attend a two-day conference, starting on November 26, to deliberate upon sustainable development goals through higher education institutions for ensuring equality and sustainable society.

While 50 VCs have confirmed physical participation, others would be joining the conference online. Col (Dr) G Thiruvasagam, president, Association of Indian Universities (AIU), and Vice-Chancellor, AMET University, Chennai, and Dr Pankaj Mittal, secretary general, AIU, said the meeting would be held both in the offline and online mode. They said the agenda of the meeting was part of the United Nations charter for implementation of four sustainable development goals (SDGs). — TNS