DIVIDED EDUCATION: Technology & Inequality in South Asia
Wednesday, 19 November | 3pm UK | 8pm Pakistan | 8.45pm Nepal | 9pm Bangladesh
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Several countries in South Asia have adopted digitalisation initiatives in the Higher Education sector. But access to internet connectivity, devices, digital literacy, inadequate teacher training, digital parenting capabilities, coupled with the absence of appropriate policies for low-resource environments are constant challenges stemming from wider inequalities. This panel will discuss these issues, and what actions are required to overcome the varied challenges.
SPEAKERS: Dr Amjad Islam Amjad is an independent researcher specialising in digital equity/accessibility in higher education in Pakistan, and co-author of 'Digital Equity and Accessibility in Higher Education: Reaching the Unreached' (2024); Som Nath Ghimire is Assistant Professor of English at Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dharan, Tribhuvan University, and author most recently of 'Implications of ChatGPT for Higher Education Institutions: Exploring Nepali University Students' Perspectives' (2024); M Morshedul Islam is Professor of Communication & Journalism at the University of Chittagong, was recently Charles Wallace Visiting Fellow at LSE South Asia Centre, and author of 'A Nuanced Understanding of ICT Access Divide among the Graduate Students in Bangladesh' (2022); Dr Godfrey Chitsauko Muyambi is Post-doctoral Research Fellow at UNISA, and specialises in educational sustainability, inequality, inclusion, and technology integration, informed by extensive multicultural experience.
CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre.
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Registration is free but required. Please e-mail southasiacentre@lse.ac.uk to register; the livestream link will be sent to all registered attendees on the day of the event.
Image © Bram Naus, 2017, Unsplash.
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