SCDL 2011 - Symbiosis International Conference on Open & Distance Learning

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Category SCDL 2011

Deadline: August 27, 2010 | Date: February 23, 2011-February 26, 2011

Venue/Country: Pune, India

Updated: 2010-07-02 14:56:27 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

21?23 February 2011

Pune, India

Abstract deadline 30 September, 2010

India is a country with tremendous potential for distance education. Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune, a leading private provider of open & distance learning in India, has taken initiative to organize this conference, mainly with a view to opening up a forum for educationists and researchers especially from the developing countries to come together, understand and share information.

The main theme of the Conference is Open and Distance Learning as a key growth driver for socio-economic development, with the five sub-themes, ICT, Quality, Sustainable Development , Student Support Services and Governance .

Keynote speakers:

Prof. G. Dhanrajan Hon. Director W.O.U., Penang, Malaysia

Prof. Tian Belawati, President AAOU, Jakarta

Prof. A. W. Khan, Assisstant Director General, UNESCO, Paris

Prof. VNR Pillai, VC, IGNOU, Delhi

Prof. Vijay Murthy, MIT, USA, Boston

Ms. Lay Cheng Tan, UNESCO, Bangkok

Mr. Chandran Sundaram, Banglore

Dr. Stamenka Trumbic, UNESCO, Paris