SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 04: To apprise students about the importance of mathematics and its real-life applications and to inculcate in them an interest towards the subject’s essence at school level, the University of Kashmir (KU), organised its 2nd phase of awareness-cum-outreach programme for students of district Budgam.
Kashmir region has witnessed an unprecedented decline in student enrollment in Mathematics after qualifying 10th class due to various reasons, the programme is part of the varsity’s ongoing school outreach campaign for the popularisation of mathematics at the high/higher secondary level aiming to improve the enrollment of students in mathematics in higher education.
Organised by KU’s Department of Mathematics in collaboration with Kashmir Mathematical Society (KMS), JK Science Technology and Innovation Council (JKSTIC), District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) Beerwah and State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Kashmir, the programme was held at DIET Beerwah in which over 150 student/teacher participants from various high/higher secondary schools of the district attended.
On the occasion, Dean, Academic Affairs, KU Prof Shariefuddin Pirzada, extensively discussed the relevance of these programmes and deliberated on the importance of the subject in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary aspects. “We need to organise these outreach activities in different regions of Kashmir province and KU will support this endeavour at all levels,” he said.
Outlining the objectives of the programme and discussing the career opportunities in the subject, Head, Department of Mathematics, KU, Prof Mukhtar A Khanday and Programme Convener, highlighted the role of teachers, students, parents and policymakers in eradicating the fear of mathematics. “Teachers should develop student-centric classroom environment and engage students in discussions and focus on technology-based teaching-learning pedagogy,” Prof Khanday said.
