Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) has been conferred with the ‘Best Educational Institute – Eastern India’ Award at the International Education 2.0 Conference, Dubai.
Director of SOA’s International Relations and Outreach Programme Prof. Nachieketa K Sharma and Ripti Ranjan Das, Head of Industry Engagement, received the award.
ProfSharma, who was one among three panelists in a discussion on ‘Skills and
Strategies to Strengthen Digital Literacy’ held during the conference, narrated how SOA was preparing a work plan to become a digital university and Multi-disciplinary Education and Research University (MERU) as per the National Education Policy 2020.
Around 400 delegates from several countries including Germany, Britain, South Africa, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Poland, Japan, Nepal, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Qatar, Bangladesh, India and hosts UAE attended the conference.
The conference, held at Intercontinental Dubai Festival City, concluded on March 25.
