Strategic Line - II Dissemination Activity : Transformation of Higher Education: Internationalization of Curriculum

A national webinar on Transformation of Higher Education: Internationalization of Curriculum was organised on October 9, 2021 by IIS (deemed to be University), Jaipur. 296 participants from all over the country registered for the webinar. Dr. Ashok Gupta, Chancellor, IIS (deemed to be University), delivered the welcome address, Prof. T N Mathur Vice Chancellor, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur highlighted the importance of internationalization of curriculum in Higher Education. Prof. Raakhi Gupta, Registrar, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur presented a comprehensive overview of the webinar. The event was moderated by Dr. Rimika Singhvi, Head, Department of English, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur. The inaugural Talk was delivered by Prof. Sandeep Sancheti, Vice Chancellor, Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat. He discussed at length about foreign education bill and New Education Policy 2020. He also highlighted various dimensions of globalization of workforce, international research collaboration in the wake of COVID Pandemic and use of innovations.

The webinar comprised of four technical sessions. The resource person for technical session I was Dr. Chetan Singhai, Deputy Director, Ramaiah Public Policy Centre, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru. His expert talk focused on Internationalisation of Curriculum –What and Why? The resource person for technical session II was Prof. Madhu Parihar, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre of Asia, New Delhi. She reflected on Curriculum Internationalization with global citizenship and employability of graduates. The resource persons for technical session III were Prof Ila Joshi, Head, Department of Home Science, IIS (deemed to be University), Dr. Payal Mehtani, Coordinator, IQAC, IIS (deemed to be University), Dr. Chhavi Jain, Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, IIS (deemed to be University). The theme of this session was on Inclusion of International, Intercultural and global elements in the curriculum. Technical session IV was on the topic Establishment of International affairs office on campus. The resource person for the same was Prof. Vijay Singh Rathore, Director, International Cell, IIS (deemed to be University). Closing remarks were delivered by Prof K S Sharma, Advisor, IIS (deemed to be University).

Overall, the webinar was a very successful endeavour in achieving the goals for engaging faculty, students, non-teaching staff to think through best practices of internationalization and reviewing concepts. The webinar has helped us to design a roadmap for the implementation of internationalization of curriculum. The webinar focused to raise awareness of the changing landscape of higher education to foster the growth of internationalisation in higher education. The precise and in-depth knowledge of the experts delivered through explicit sessions has helped to enrich knowledge on the various aspects of internationalization of curriculum. Since, workshops are group experiences, we were also successful in creating an environment where the participants could further connect and contribute towards the implementation of internationalization of curriculum. The webinar also emphasised on pragmatic ways to shape the future of study abroad and international higher education.