Dimapur, April 27 (EMN): Minister of Higher Education and Tribal Affairs, Temjen Imna Along, has assured to personally take note of grant-in-aid to colleges and enhance the aid in the next academic year.
Imna Along made this assurance during an interactive session with members of Private College Association Nagaland (PCAN) held at C-Edge College in Dimapur on April 25. He also extended an invitation to the PCAN members to join a consultative and brainstorming session on the concept note of RUSA 3.0 to be held on May 2 next in Kohima.
“Our wealth is that we have students with us and every student is our favourite student,” an update from PCAN has quoted him saying.
The PCAN president and managing director of Model Christian College, Kohima, SP Francis, in his keynote address, has highlighted the vision of PCAN to make Nagaland the hub of education. He also reminded the minister to extend helping hand to the private colleges by giving RUSA fund, as it is done in other neighbouring states, to facilitate one-time infrastructural developments in the colleges and help all the colleges in Nagaland get NAAC accredited.
The one-day interactive session began with an invocation said by Dr. Fr. CP Anto, principal of North East Institute of Social Sciences and Research (NEISSR), Dimapur.
The first interactive session was chaired by Joshua Achumi, PCAN vice president and managing director of Yemhi College, Dimapur, while the second session was compered by Duvolu Rhakho, assistant professor of C-Edge College and the third session was moderated by Moa Aier, PCAN executive member and managing director of C-Edge College, Dimapur.
