Students of universities and colleges will now be made aware of the dimensions related to moral values and conduct along with studies. On this, University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Professor M Jagadesh Kumar has directed all higher educational institutions to implement Value Flow 2.0. He has said that higher education institutions will have to set up centers by implementing courses on human values, professional ethics, and conduct.
Letter sent to higher education secretaries and vice-chancellors of the states
These subjects can be included in Arts, Science, Commerce, Management, Engineering, Medicine, Fine Arts, Hospitality, Business, Handicraft or Craft, or any course. In this regard, a letter has been written to the higher education secretaries of the states and vice-chancellors of universities, and 'Value Stream-2.0 Guidelines' have been prepared under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommendations. It has also suggested arrangements for the operationalization, compliance, monitoring, etc. of the relevant programs.
All institutes will be connected with the policy center
The National Center for Human Values and Professional Ethics will coordinate the activities of various regional centers across the country, according to which a regional center will be established in one central university of each state. At the same time, value officers will be nominated at the institutional level in all higher educational institutions and there will be adequate recruitment of teachers trained in value-based education.
The workshop will be held twice a year
Under this new rule, a workshop on human values and professional conduct will be organized at least twice a year for various stakeholders. Students will be exposed to dimensions related to human values and conduct through debate competitions, poster competitions, etc. at appropriate intervals.
(PC: Freepik)
