Mumbai: A research seminar on Jesuit initiatives in higher education in South Asia was held at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. The seminar was held on Nov 20 – 21, in the college itself. The seminar intended to highlight the efforts of Jesuits from the 16th century till today in imparting quality formation at the highest levels of institutionalized or formal education in South Asia.
General themes covered in the seminar were the origins of Jesuit higher education in South Asia, their historical contribution to the humanities as well as to social and natural scientific study and research, the starting of various new professional colleges in the areas of management, communication, engineering, and law. The historical development of higher educational institutions in four major mission areas was presented: the Madura, Malabar, Bengal and Bombay Missions. Contemporary developments in attaining autonomy and university status were also discussed.
The chief guest was Father Roland Coelho, Jesuit Provincial of the Goa Province, and the keynote speaker was Jesuit Father S. Ignacimuthu, former principal of Loyola College and former Vice-Chancellor of Madras University. Story Courtesy: MattersIndia
