Developing a global outlook in students is of paramount importance today —Dr Jagdish Gandhi, Founder-Manager, CMS
Lucknow,
December 14 : The two-day ‘Vasudha International’, an event based on
sustainable development, being organised by City Montessori School, Rajendra
Nagar Campus II came to a close here today. At a press conference organized at
the closing ceremony at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium, CMS Founder, Dr Jagdish
Gandhi and Convenor of Vasudha & Principal, CMS Rajendra Nagar Campus II,
Mrs Shameem Singh briefed the journalists about the objectives of the
conference. Talking to the journalists, Dr Jagdish Gandhi said that developing a global outlook in students is
of paramount importance today. Now that all the nations of the world are
inter-connected because of their mutual interests, this is the right time when
we should prepare the future generations as ‘world citizens’. This two-day
event, ‘Vasudha International’ has succeeded in achieving this objective.
Addressing the press conference,
Convenor of Vasudha International and Principal, CMS Rajendra Nagar Campus II,
Mrs Shameem Singh said that the
objective behind organising Vasudha International is to promote active contribution
of students in achieving the ’17 Sustainable Development Goals’ set by the
United Nations. As a part of this event, participants from India and abroad
prepared projects on broad categories of five essential elements of nature,
Kutumb (family), Urja, Vayu, Van and Jal after intense research and preparation
for 45 days. These projects borrow their themes from the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals like poverty alleviation, hunger eradication, health, quality
education, gender inequality, clean energy and clean climate, clean water,
biodiversity etc.
The closing ceremony of two-day
‘Vasudha International’ was held online today. The best projects on 17
Sustainable Development Goals prepared by students of India and abroad were
felicitated with titles like ‘Jalvayu Mitr Award’, ‘Urja Mitr Award’, ‘Van Mitr
Award’, ‘Jan Mitr Award’, Vasudha Veer Award’. Student delegations from USA,
UK, Kuwait, Georgia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mauritius, Jordan, Montenegro and
different parts of India participated in this international event.
The online closing ceremony saw CMS students present
scintillating educational-cultural programmes which mesmerized the audience.
Chairman of Vasudha International, British Scientist and educationist, Dr
Roger Kingdon; Managing Director of CMS, Prof Geeta Gandhi Kingdon;
and Principal of CMS Rajajipuram Campus I, Mrs Nisha Pandey also
expressed their views on the occasion.“
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