Acknowledgement Columbia Institute of Pharmacy, Raipur (C.G) is very grateful to 1. Janpragati Education Society, Raipur (C.G) 1
Introduction Pharmaceutical research has reached new heights with the rapid advancement in drug discovery, drug design and development of new drug delivery systems. Recent development in the field of molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, nanotechnology, high throughput technologies, pharmacovigilance, and computational biology has opened new vistas of knowledge to understand science at molecular level. Recent surveys have shown that there has been sudden surge in number of colleges and PG centers and though, every year, thousands of pharmacy graduates and post graduates are passing out of Indian educational institutes, only a few of them posses employable technological skills and knowledge of current corporate scenario. Acute need is felt to shift the focus of research towards collaborative research between industry and academic institutes. This programme is designed to share the current status of knowledge with new generation pharmacy faculties to equip them with the recent tools and techniques used in teaching and research. Thus this programme indirectly enriches the students with recent scientific knowledge. Objectives and importance of the Event Develop higher order reasoning skills in prospective faculty members Retrieve academic literature and apply it to real world situations relative to pharmacy education Share the current status of knowledge with new generation pharmacy faculties to equip them with the recent tools and techniques used in teaching and research Enriching knowledge of Faculty with updated current advancement in research works and technologies Improvement of communication skill and the teachers will be motivated in their respective field and profession Execution of Programme With the above objective in mind, Columbia Institute of Pharmacy, Raipur had applied to All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi (AICTE) under Staff Development Programme grant in November 2010. The Council approved the programme and sent an offer letter with a sanction of Rs. 3, 00,000/- (Three Lakhs only), vide letter no. RIFD/SDP/128/2010-11, dt. 28/03/11, was received at the institute on 19/04/2011. The details of the programme in the form of Brochure (Annexure I) along with Registration form were sent in third week of April 2011 to various Pharmacy Colleges throughout the country. The Institute received an overwhelming response from the applicants. Number of delegates from Madhya Pradesh, Rajsthan, Uttar 2
Pradesh, & Chhattisgarh Region registered themselves for the Programme. Delegate Kit was distributed to all the registered delegates. Some Renowned Resources Persons 1. Prof. S. H Ansari, Ex. Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 2. Dr. Pulok K. Mukherjee, Director, School of Natural Product Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 3. Dr. S. J. Daharwal, Principal, Institute of Pharmacy RITEE, Raipur (C.G) 4. Prof. P. L. Nayak, Chairman, Institute of Nanobiotechnology P. L. Nayak Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha 5. Mr. Umesh Kumar Parida, Research Scholar, Institute of Nanobiotechnology P. L. Nayak Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha 6. Prof. Ranjit Singh, Director, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Meerut (U.P) 7. Dr. M.P. Thakur, Dean, Sant Kabir College of Agriculture and Research Station, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Kawardha, Kabirdham (C.G.) 8. Prof. V. K. Mourya, Principal, Government College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 9. Mr. B. L. Sharma, Head, Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) Outreach Centre, Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai (C.G) 10. Dr. Javed Ali, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 11. Dr. D. K. Tripathi, Principal, Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, Bhilai (C.G) 12. Dr. M. Banerjee, Associate Professor, Institute of Pharmacy & Technology, Salipur, Cuttack, Odisha 13. Dr. Preeti K. Suresh, Reader, Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 14. Dr. P. Kashyap, Principal, Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Pharmacy, Kumhari (C.G) 15. Dr. S. N. Sakarkar, Associate Professor, Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Pharmacy, Kumhari (C.G) Boarding and Lodging arrangements for the Delegates All the outstation participants were accommodated in different Hotels. Breakfast and Lunch was arranged for all the Guests, Resource Persons, Staffs and Delegates at the Venue, Columbia Institute of Pharmacy, Raipur. Dinner for resource persons and outstation delegates was arranged at their respective Hotels, while local delegates were provided allowance for dinner. Inaugural Session The Chief Guest of seminar Prof. Bimal Chandra Mal, Hon ble Vice Chancellor, Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai (C.G), inaugurated the function. In his speech Hon ble Chief Guest, motivated the 3
teachers for research and to work for the betterment of students and profession. During his address he told that a teacher in the field of education whether in technical or non technical, should not feel that his has entered the profession only for the sake of making money, he should also have the feeling to improvise the teaching methodology by adopting the modern methods along with the research work for the betterment of students, who the future of nation, senior teachers should also help the young teachers entering into the profession about the betterment of students, if this is the attitude of a teacher then there is no doubt that the name & fame earned will be an asset for him. The Guest of Honor, Dr. Pulok Mukherjee, Director, School of Natural Studies, Jadavpur University (West Bengal) & a well known scientist worldwide stated how a teacher can make the teaching easier & interesting by way of using modern methodology. The special Guest, Prof. S.H. Ansari, Ex. Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi that fifteen years back there were no such programmes were conducted for the teachers. However, the need for upgrading of teachers has been understood and the Government is encouraging for conducting such programmes. Mr. Kishore Jadwani, Chief Patron & Chairman, Janpragati Education Society, Raipur welcomed all the delegates and highlighted the objective & topics to be covered by the expertise from different Universities, Institutions & Industries. Prof. Amit Roy, Convernor & Principal, Columbia Institute of Pharmacy, Raipur stated that Institution has always taken the initiatives in conducting such programmes in the past also, which is always beneficial to the students as well as the teachers. Mr. Harjeet Singh Hura, Patron and Secretary, Janpragati Education Society, Raipur, thanked AICTE, New Delhi for sponsoring the Programme & the delegates for participating. Photographs & Press Clippings of the Inaugural session are enclosed (Annexure II). Scientific Session Various lectures and workshops were conducted during the programme. Delegates visited Medicinal Plant Garden which consists of more than 200 species of endemic and endangered medicinal plants. The garden is managed by Chhattisgarh Medicinal Plant Board, Raipur and Forest Departments. Programme Schedule and Photographs of Scientific Sessions are enclosed (Annexure III). 4
Valedictory Session Mr. K. Subramaniam, Secretary Technical Eduction, Commissioner cum Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Raipur graced the session as Chief Guest. In his speech he told that a teacher who gives shape to the career of students, should realize that his innovation & creativity in education or research will be beneficial not only for the student, but for the society as well as the institution. His attitude should be to encourage research along with teaching because research & development is the primary concept for technical education. Certificates were distributed to all the participants. Feed back Forms were filled by the delegates and some of the delegates responded with their feedbacks highlighting the pros and cons of the programme. All feedbacks were found to be satisfactory. Mr. Harjeet Singh Hura, Patron and Secretary, Janpragati Education Society, Raipur, concluded the session with Vote of Thanks. Photographs & Press Clippings (Annexure IV) of Valedictory session are enclosed. 5
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Annexure II Photographs & Press Clippings of Inaugural Session (Dignitaries during lighting of lamp) (Prof. Amit Roy delivering the welcome speech) (Prof. B.C. Mal during Inaugural Session) (Mr. Kishore Jadwani delivering the welcome speech) (Dr. Pulok Mukherjee during Inaugural Session) (Prof. S.H. Ansari during Inaugural Session) 8
Participants during the inaugural session (Mr. Harjeet Singh Hura proposing vote of thanks) 9
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Annexure III Photographs of Scientific Sessions (Dr. Pulok Mukherjee delivering the lecture) (Prof. S.H. Ansari delivering the lecture) (Prof. Ranjit Singh delivering the lecture) (Dr. M.P. Thakur delivering the lecture) (Dr. M.P. Thakur during the workshop) (Dr. P.L. Nayak delivering the lecture) 12
(Prof. V. K. Mourya delivering the lecture) (Dr. Javed Ali delivering the lecture) (Dr. P. Kashyap delivering the lecture) (Dr. D. K. Tripathi delivering the lecture) (Dr. M. Bannerjee delivering the lecture) (Dr. S. N. Sakarkar delivering the lecture) 13
Participants during Chhattisgarh State Medicinal Plant Visit 14
Annexure IV Photographs & Press Clippings of Valedictory Session (Dignitaries during Valedictory Function) (Participants during Valedictory Function) (Prof. Amit Roy during Valedictory function) (On dais L to R Prof. Amit Roy, Mr. K. Subramaniam & Mr. Harjeet Singh Hura) (Mr. K. Subramaniam addressing the gathering) (Mr. Harjeet Singh Hura during Valedictory Function) 15
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