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General Forum: Education | | MY STORY - Tales from Abroad | |
| SAMPREETH REDDY, THE PRESIDENT OF AIESEC-INDIA AND A GLOBETROTTER, SHARES HIS EXPERIENCES ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AROUND THE WORLD
WHILE dealing with the youth of various countries, I closely observed how different the education system abroad is. Noticeably, the focus on the all-round development of students is the core objective in most countries abroad. The scope given to a student to define his own learning and the resources for the same is, thus, very high.
I felt that most students abroad had developed a sense of comfort since they were served everything on a platter. The technology, the resources and the faculty — everything is available there for the benefit of students, which remains a dream for their Indian counterparts. Consequently, youth in other countries seem very complacent and take a lot of things for granted. Juxtaposed to this, their Indian counterparts are much more hardworking.
Moreover, there are compulsory scholarships, very high merit scholarships, sound infrastructure and favourable living conditions. Honestly, this kind of a scheme has its chances of failure in India as everything has to be in the context of the country, which is ever growing. Thus, the government needs to become hyperactive in standardising the education system.
Another thing that I observed, which is specific to countries in Europe and the US, was the recognition given to the sportspersons. Games are a major part of their lives. A lot of focus has been given to physical education in t h e i r educational i n s t i t u te s. While in India, the attitude and approach towards sports is still a major concern.
We increasingly emphasise on the internet and computer skills. The level of information technology is not that advanced in Europe as compared to India. The youth in those countries are never exposed to advanced training as is the norm in our country, thus providing an edge to Indian students on their European counterparts. But there seems to be an apprehension among the youth that I interacted with - are we turning into automatons and have we stopped generating creative minds? All international conferences, forums and teams that I have been a part of, helped me develop an insight on the diversity around me. Currently, working with almost 1000 youth volunteers from the country and enjoying a network of more than 23,000 members internationally, I am surely gaining a lot from this experience.
With opportunities like handling large scale projects, facilitating an international internship programme, attending more than 350 international conferences, working in the educational, development, corporate or student sectors and managing national and international teams, I have gained an insight into the requirements of the youth, not just in India, but even abroad.
As told to Pragya Kaushika
Courtesy: TOI, New Delhi
Posted by: Mr. M Kumar N At: 20, Aug 2007 2:04:46 PM IST
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