IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION ON EDUCATION

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GOALPARA, Dec 27 -- It is particularly through GATS that education is sought to be commodified and corporatised
and the doors of India are being thrown open to provide scope for foreign countries' universities and corporations
to organise education in this country in their own profit motive. If allowed to go on, this will jeopardise both Indian
culture and interest of the people of this country. This was remarked by Prof DJ Abedin, ex-MLA and ex-president
of Assam College Teachers' Association (ACTA) while participating in a seminar on 'Impact of Globalisation on
Education' with special reference to northeastern region organised jointly by Goalpara Zonal Committee of ACTA
and Goalpara College unit of ACTA in the college seminar hall on December 23 last.Describing the setback in
universalisation of education, inequitable competition, freeze in employment and privatisation in education as fall-
out of globalisation, Prof Abedin spoke the design of the Union government to curtail the authority of the State
government and autonomy of the institutes of higher education through Model University Act and other
prescriptions like Birla-Ambani recommendations without opening those for public debate. Unfolding the
disastrous goings-on of the Sarba Siksha Mission and Education mela, the former ACTA leader called for united
move for withdrawal of private universities bill, disallowing of foreign investment in education, raising the
budgetary allocation for education and to fight the globalisation policy tooth and nail.Golam Hazarat Ali, lecturer of
Bikali College, Dhupdhara described globalisation as the flow of technology, economy, knowledge, people and
ideas across borders. Globalisation, according to him, will bring new potential for development and wealth
creation. However, he was vitriolic about the consequences brought about by globalisation in the form of moral
degradation among students and youths, insurgency, war campaign etc.Terming IMF, and the World Bank as
instruments to bring the world under control by imperialist countries and MNCs Prof BN Choudhury, ex-principal of
Goalpara College described globalisation as systematic effort to centralise the control to earn more and more
profit, in which process, poor countries are becoming poorer. He named some disastrous consequences of
globalisation in NE India and urged the intellectuals to educate the masses about the danger ahead.Nazibar
Rahman and Afzal Hussain also spoke on the theme highlighting the impact of globalisation as evident in gradual
commercialisation of education from primary to higher level, race for earning super-profit by fraudulent means
luring students to foreign universities in the name of 'job and study', self-financing institutions, capitation fees, etc.
The seminar conducted by RC Bhattacharyya, zonal president, was earlier inaugurated by Dr KA Ahmed, principal
of Goalpara College.Upgradation of Agia-Medhipara Road: The 25-km long Agia-Medhipara Road, life-line of a large
population of both Asom and Meghalaya whose pitiable condition resulted in suffering of people of both Goalpara
and Dhubri districts (south bank) of Asom and Garo Hills of Meghalaya is undergoing an improvement. The NEC
road now presents big pot-holes throughout the entire stretch because of heavy traffic and particularly for the
movements of large number of coal-laden trucks with loads far exceeding the permitted capacity. The NEC
responding to long-standing demand of the public, it may be stated, accepted the proposal for the improvement of
the road under its 10th five-year plan.As per the proposed scheme the 25.267 km road will be widened from the
existing 7.5m to 9m, and its carrying capacity will also be increased. Further some of the existing six RCC bridges

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and 66 culverts will either be extended or constructed anew, it is learnt. The foundation stone for the improvement
of the road was laid by Alhaj Abdur Rashid Mondal, MLA of Goalpara West constituency at Balijana Bazar on
December 20, 2006 in presence of Utpalananda Sarma, deputy commissioner of Goalpara district and other
dignitaries and large number of common people.Anwesha Book Fair: Anwesha Book Fair is scheduled to be held
from December 27 to December 29 at Goalpara College campus under the aegis of Goalpara Science Society.In the
fair, more than 2000 selected volumes of books of varied interests, both in Assamese and English will be displayed
for sale at a rebate of 10 per cent, it is gathered from Basanti Roy Dutta, secretary of GSS. The collection will be
from the publications of National Book Trust, Publication Board, Asom, Oxford &IBH, Penguins, S Chand &Co. and
others.

Published by HT Syndication with permission from the Assam Tribune.

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Publication title: The Hindustan Times; New Delhi

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Publication year: 2006

Publication date: Dec 27, 2006

Dateline: GOALPARA

Publisher: HT Digital Streams Limited

Place of publication: New Delhi

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