Gangtok, June 21: With a call to make the global studies programme widely prevalent and also inter-disciplinary, The Fourth Global Studies Consortium consisting of large number of reputed universities spread over various continents ended in Shanghai, China on Monday. The Consortium seeks to facilitate collaboration in teaching, research and student and faculty exchange. Sikkim University (SU) has been one of the steering committee members of this prestigious consortium right since its inception. This Consortium has representations from the universities in Asia, Europe, Pacific region, Africa and the USA.
The consortium meeting was preceded by two days lively discussion on “Emerging Societies and Global Reordering” organized by China Forum of Global Studies at Shanghai University wherein SU Vice Chancellor, Mahendra P Lama presented a paper on “New Regionalism and Economic Integration in South Asia : Repositioning China and India”. The presentation roused a good degree of discussion and also spoke elaborately about how School of Global Studies in Sikkim University is first of its kind in India to promote global studies.
The Global Studies Consortium meet further decided to strengthen the exchange of students on various global studies programmes both on a credit transfer and dual degree basis. Arizona and Pennsylvania University offered the same on an immediate basis while SU and University in Denmark would take time to undertake such ventures.
Encyclopedia of Global Studies and Royal Management Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia will host the 5th global Studies Consortium meeting in 2013.
Courtesy: Haalkhabar.in
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