Educationists, activists attend AMP’s seminar on education

NEW DELHI :

New Delhi :

The Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) organized a national seminar on “Education Roadmap for the Community” on Sunday at the JSSS Auditorium, Jamia Millia Islamia University. The event was attended by notable educators, social leaders, vice-chancellors, deans, senior professors, and school principals from across the country, who discussed strategies to promote education and foster collaboration for national development.

The Chief Guest, Mr. Iqbal Singh Lalpura, Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (Government of India), praised AMP’s nationwide efforts in promoting education and employment, and expressed his support for such initiatives. He called upon organizations and individuals engaged in community development to collaborate and share their challenges and potential solutions. Mr. Lalpura reaffirmed the government and commission’s commitment to minority welfare and commended AMP’s career guidance and education-employment initiatives. He appreciated the AMP Career Chart displayed at Jamia for student career guidance, calling it a commendable step, and advised AMP to display charts of government welfare schemes in schools as well.

The keynote speakers at the seminar included:

– Dr. Khwaja M. Shahid (Former Vice-Chancellor, MANUU, Hyderabad)

– Professor Khan Masood Ahmad (Former Vice-Chancellor, KMCLU, Lucknow)

– Professor Furqan Qamar (Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Rajasthan and Central University of Himachal Pradesh)

– Prof. Dr. Rehan Khan Suri (Director, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Jamia Millia Islamia)

– Professor Wasim Ahmad Khan (Former Faculty, Department of Teacher Training & Non-Formal Education, Jamia Millia Islamia)

– Mrs. Fauzia Mumtaz (Principal, Crescent School)

– Professor Zubair Minai (Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia)

– Dr. Javed Alam Khan (Economist)

– Mrs. Bushra Khanam (Senior Journalist)

– Dr. Mohammad Arshad Khan (Principal, Jamia Senior Secondary School)

Each speaker shared their valuable insights on promoting educational empowerment within the community.

On this occasion, the AMP National Talent Search 2024 poster was also unveiled by the Chief Guest and other dignitaries.

The program was skillfully anchored by AMP’s National Head Coordination, Mr. Farooq Siddiqui, who highlighted AMP’s 17-year journey, supported by over 150 chapters and thousands of volunteers across India, dedicated to promoting educational awareness and employment.

AMP Delhi Chapter Head, Mr. Altamash Mohammad, welcomed the dignitaries and appreciated the contributions made by AMP under the leadership of its President, Mr. Aamir Edresy, over the past 17 years.

On this occasion, AMP also presented the AMP National Awards 2024 for Social Excellence to the Delhi NCR awardees. The honorees in the national category included:

– Institute of Objective Studies (IOS)

– Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR)

– Taraqqui Foundation

In the State NGO category, the following organizations were honored for their impactful work:

– Tasmia All India Educational and Welfare Society

– Muslim Education Foundation (MEF)

– Rahat Welfare Foundation

– The Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR)

– Hamari Sada Trust

– Rahbar Foundation

– Guncha Foundation

The individual changemaker awards recognized:

– Syed Mahmood Akhtar, IRS (Retd.)

– Syed Zubair Ahmad

– Advocate Maryam Fawzia Rahman

– Dr. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

– Zia us Salam

– Dr. Mohammad Arshad Khan

– Dr. Hasnain Akhtar

– Hammad Rahman

– Dr. Mohammad Shoaib Akram

– Professor Majid Jameel

– Ali Javed

– Wadood Sajid

– Abdul Majid Nizami

– Advocate Juneis Padalath

– Ashraf Ali Bastawi

– Senior Advocate M. R. Shamshad

– Fatima Khan

– Advocate Abubakr Sabbak

– Adil Meraj

Recipients of the AMP National Award for Excellence in Education 2024 from Delhi NCR included esteemed teachers:

– Prof. Furqan Qamar

– Professor Dr. Reshma Nasreen

– Dr. Irfanullah Farooqui

– Professor Arvinder Ansari

– Professor Nafees Ahmed

– Professor Nisar Khan

– Professor Sheema Aleem

– Rubina Gul Khan

– Fauzia Mumtaz

– Sumera Khan

– Dr. Mohammad Mukeet Khan

The event concluded with a vote of thanks by AMP Delhi Chapter Secretary, Dr. Aftab Alam, who expressed gratitude to the Chief Guest, speakers, Jamia Millia Islamia administration, guests, media, and AMP Delhi team for their hard work and dedication in making this event a success. Key members of AMP Delhi Core Team, including Monu Khan, Faizy Wasik, Adnan Khan, Shafi Ullah, Aftab Fazil, Mohammad Azharuddin, Shadab Ahmad, Arif Hussain, and Anwar Khursheed, provided exceptional support in organizing the program.

source: http://www.indiatomorrow.net / IndiaTomorrow.net / Home> Education / by admin indiatomorrow / November 04th, 2024

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