Imagine a pair of AI-powered spectacles that is designed specifically to guide the visually impaired, or a simple locket with SOS and tracking features empowering personal security in today’s world. These aren’t gadgets from a sci-fi novel; they became a reality at Velocity 2025.
What happens when two iconic worlds collide? What unfolds when a clever bookworm meets a humble dreamer and they face the same tests of heart and mind? Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar recently answered these questions with its cultural programme, The Mind Factory.
A free-for-all lecture was presented online via Google Meet. Samrat Bisai, professor at Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education, Rahara, was the primary speaker and academic analyst who spoke on ‘Gamification in classroom: Navigating within and beyond’.
Universities are not simply stores of information or vocational training centres, but dynamic environments where creativity is fostered, curiosity is appreciated, and novel opportunities emerge.
As the digital revolution redefines how India learns, a vital question is emerging in homes, classrooms, and policy circles alike: Is online education empowering students or silently exhausting them?
A thought-provoking and enriching event titled ‘Celebrating Ambedkar’ was organised at New Alipore College by the SC, ST, OBC and Other Marginalized Cell, in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), and Swami Vivekananda University.
On 2 May, the city saw a fresh wave of educational innovation with DesignEdX, a half-day conclave hosted by Anant National University. Organised by the University's Centre of Design Education (CODE), the workshop attempted to reshape the future of education through design thinking.
In addition to knowledge and technical expertise, skills such as communication, adaptability, and emotional intelligence are essential for personal and professional development.
According to UNESCO, almost 50 per cent of higher education students suffer from mental health challenges.
The Department of Philosophy, Presidency University, Kolkata recently hosted a national seminar on – ‘Immanuel Kant’s Philosophy – Celebrating 300 years of Kant.’
