Zee Media Digital recently concluded the second edition of Edufuture Award. The award function honoured game changers in the education industry — individuals and institutions whose work, ideas and best practices elevates the practice of education in India.
The event took place on June 25, at Hotel The Leela Ambience, Gurugram in Delhi-NCR.
The event was graced by Education Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia; Head of Education, India South Asia, Google Cloud India, Bani Panital Dhawan; Director at IIM Indore, Himanshu Rai; Chairman, AICTE, Professor Anil Shahasrabudhe, Himanshu Rai and others.
At the event, Sisodia said, “I appreciate the constant efforts that we are putting to bridge the gap in education industry. Do hope to continue strengthen policies and bring fruitful changes in terms of imparting knowledge to the students.”
Commenting on the accomplishment of the award show, Shridhar Mishra, Chief Revenue Officer- Digital, Zee Media, said, “As a communicator we are delighted to recognise best practices in education industry. In coming years, Zee media is looking forward to recognising the education fraternity for showcasing their exemplary work.”
He added, “We at Zee Digital are thrilled with the great response for the second season of the Edufuture Excellence Awards from educators, brands, and eminent dignitaries. Our intention was to felicitate and recognise the educators for the contribution in shaping the youth of India”.
The two sessions at the event focused on taking Indian education to global standards and ways to empower educators to get a hold of new age careers. Throughout the event education industry experts elucidated on developing comprehensive programs and impactful initiatives and how to utilise the same to its full potential to deliver concrete results.
Universities and institutes such as JIS University, Reva University, Saveeta University, Govt Engineering College Karnataka, Madhyanchal university Bhopal, Alpine College of Management and technology, Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Singhania Education Services Limited, SVKM NMIMS are some of the colleges which were recognised and awarded at the event.
As a run-up to the grand event, specially curated counselling sessions were hosted on a microsite and it was presented by Amrita University, co-powered by Intel, Purple Microport partnered as special partners, recharge partner Paytm, mobile partner Infinix, digital distribution partner Dailyhunt.