Principal conference from Mar 14

Udupi, Feb 22 (UNI) More than 300 Principals from different colleges all over country are expected to participate in the three-day 15th annual conference of Principals of Colleges beginning here from March 14.

Indian Colleges Forum (ICF) president G D Sharma, addressing a press conference here today, said globalisation, knowledge economy, education linkage with development and PPP for educational development issues would be discussed in the conference.

Established in 1992 by the Society for Education and Economic Development (SEED), ICF has a membership strength of more than 500 colleges, Prof Sharma said.

Dignitaries from Department of Science and Technology (DST) would take part in the conference, held for the second time in Karnataka, with the theme ''Education, Economy and Sustainable Development: International Year of Planet Earth.'' MA RM-RS ROY RL RN1556