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Liberty Institute
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Updated as on Feb. 28, 2001

Fifth Anniversary CeRebrations of Liberty Institute

Join us in this intellectual odyssey on the road to liberty.

Liberty Institute and International Consumers for Civil Society

Cordially invite you to a Seminar on

Private Initiatives in Education - Bridging the Knowledge Divide

Date: March 5, 2001, from 9.30 AM to 1.00 PM
Venue: Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

Speakers:

Prof. James Tooley, New Castle University, England

Dr. Parth Shah, President, Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi

Mr. Sauvik Chakraverti, Senior Assistant Editor, The Economic Times, New Delhi

Dr. Sugata Mitra, Centre for Research in Cognitive Systems, NIIT Limited, New Delhi

Mr. Shashank Vira, Schoolnet India Ltd., New Delhi

Prof. Dinesh Singh, eGurukul.com, New Delhi

Mr. Mohammed Abdul Wajid, Federation of Private Schools, Hyderabad

Chair:

Mr. Gurcharan Das, author and commentator, management consultant, former CEO of Procter & Gamble India

Programme:

9.30 AM: Registration
9.45 AM: Release of Prof. James Tooley's monograph The Enterprise of Education: Opportunites and Challenges for India
9.55 AM: Session I - Private Initiatives in Education
11.15 AM: Tea
11.30 AM: Session II - The role of educational entrepreneurs
12.45 PM: Conclusion
1.00 PM: Lunch

Click here for a brief introduction to this seminar on education.

Please bookmark our web site for updates on this and other events in connection with our fifth anniversary.
March 6, 2001: Seminar on Politics of Health Care: Good Intentions are Not Enough
March 7, 2001: Seminar on Intellectual Property, in Need of Protection
March 9-11: Liberty Retreat Top of Page

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