The 9th FICCI Higher Education summit 2013 took place from 13-14 November. The summit was inaugurated by Shashi Tharoor, minister of state, MHRD and the theme of the summit was ‘Building Networks for Transforming Indian Higher Education-Enabling to Deliver Value’.
A FICCI- EY knowledge paper titled ‘Higher Education in India: Vision 2030’ and a paper on ‘Governance in Indian Higher Education and Leveraging ICT in Higher Education in India’ was released to support the roadmap to achieve the Vision 2030 goals. The report looks ahead at a time when India will be a leading global player in education. FICCI also felicitated Sushma Berlia, president, Apeejay Education Society and the Chancellor of Apeejay Stya University for outstanding contribution in the field of education. The summit saw participation of more than 650 delegates and speakers from universities, higher education institutes, government, industry and policy makers from India and abroad.
