Srinagar, Sept 6: An International Webinar Series on “Recent Advances in Science, Social Sciences and Humanities” (RASSSH-2020) organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Amar Singh College, Srinagar concluded on Saturday. The webinar series commenced on 24th August 2020 and was inaugurated by Prof. Bashir Ahmad Rather, Principal of the college.
In his address, Prof Rather deliberated upon the significance and usage of the technology in the current pandemic and emphasized upon the need to build the capacities of the student and teaching community, so as to update themselves and keep pace with the advancements in various areas of research. He also appreciated the organizers for the conduct of the webinar series for the benefit of students, teaching and research community.
The college organized a series of 10 webinars from 24th August to 5th September, 2020 on various topics in which eminent speakers from across India and abroad deliberated on various issues. As many as 15000 academicians, researchers, professionals and students participated in the webinar series and were awarded the e-Certificates. An online feedback was also collected from the participants regarding the overall conduct of the webinar.
The webinar series was conducted over the Zoom Meeting Platform and was streamed live on YouTube. The recorded webinars are available on the official YouTube channel of the college.
Dr. Nazir Ahmad Bhat, Coordinator IQAC introduced the theme of the webinar series and highlighted the academic and research contributions of the IQAC of the college.
Dr. Syed Mutahar Aaqib, Co-Coordinator IQAC shared the implications of COVID-19 pandemic on the teaching-learning pedagogies throughout the world. He emphasized upon significance of an integrative approach to education and highlighted the role multi-disciplinary research.