A team from the Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy, New York University, led by Ann L Marcus, professor and director, and Teboho Moja, program director, visited the HHMSBP NSS College for Women, Neeramankara, Thiruvananthapuram, on Tuesday.
The visit was part of their research on the higher education system in the country. Head of the Department of English, HHMSBP NSS College, Sreedevi K Nair welcomed the team to the session and spoke of the historical background of the Indian education system. This was followed by presentations by faculty members of the department Lakshmi Menon, Asha Prabhakaran and Aswathy A. They introduced Kerala, its culture, and its education system from academic and administrative perspectives. Gayatri Krishnan, final year B.Com student, and Haripriya R J Nair of first year MA English, also made presentations about their experiences at school and college.
The introductory session was followed by an interactive one where the team from NYU formed groups to interact with the students of the college to get first-hand information about their experiences within the educational system. The event wrapped up with a lunch.
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