Mangaluru's Dr. Soofi Anwar, professional recognition of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education in UK
Dr. Soofi Anwar, Director Academics of the University of Stirling RAK, UAE Campus has achieved the prestigious professional recognition of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in the UK.
He has achieved this milestone through the Stirling Framework for Evidencing Learning and Teaching Enhancement (SVELTE), the Continuing Professional Development Framework (CPD) for learning and teaching at the University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. He was recognized for this achievement on recently concluded virtual Learning & Teaching Conference-2020 organized by the University of Stirling Campus in the UK. He has secured his Ph.D. in Management from the University of Azteca, Mexico.
Dr. Soofi Anwar has over 20 years of experience in teaching and academic leadership at higher education level and has worked in leading universities in UAE, Bahrain, and India. He has conferred the prestigious Middle East Education Leadership Award, as the Best Professor in Management-2018 in recognition of his academic excellence, exemplary leadership in higher education.
He has completed his MBA from Dept. of Business Administration, Mangalore University in 1999, and his B.Com degree from Canara College Mangalore. He is a son of Haji Abdul Khadar Kodijal and Mrs. Mariyamma from Konaje, Mangalore.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
