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Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004
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Education Terrorism issues to dominate global students' meet P.T. Jyothi Datta
Mumbai , Jan. 26 TERRORISM-related security concerns and its impact on global economy evidently seem to be top of mind not only for top corporate honchos of today, but also for the future leaders of generation-next. At the forthcoming 34th ISC Symposium - organised by students at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, and supported by a bevy of corporates - terrorism-related issues would be deliberated, as it has been voted to the agenda by the student community. The International Students' Committee (ISC)-Symposium - scheduled between May 13 to 15, 2004 at the Swiss University - is an annual event that models itself on the World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos. In fact, the recently concluded WEF also discussed the ramifications of terrorism on world trade. "The topics are selected by a committee of students and sub-themes like `The Challenge of Islam' have been voted, given the backdrop of 9/11 (when the World Trade Centre was brought down by terrorist attacks) and the more recent Iraq war," Mr David Dorig, Asia Desk Manager - ISC, told Business Line. "One of the greatest challenges facing the global information society is the heated confrontation between Islamic and Western cultures... there is a growing perception that, in its domination by the US, Western civilisation wishes to impose its own system of democracy, pluralism and free-market economics on all other cultures. Does globalisation - and thus growth and prosperity - also come with opportunities to reduce tension?" questions the ISC's brochure. While the symposium's main theme is `The Challenges to Growth and Prosperity' - the success of Asian economies are discussed with India and China cited as a case in point in the session `Asia as a model for growth'. The session seeks to trace the West's preparedness for Asia's emergence as a major motor of the global economy; Asia's balance of power between "China and as yet undisputed top-dog Japan," and whether national politics would represent Asia's Achilles heel on the road to growth. India has always had a good representation, especially from the business schools, says the ISC student representative. While the symposium has, in the past, seen the participation of Infosys' Chief Mentor Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy and former finance minister Mr P. Chidambaram - this year it expects to see Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen and Mr R. Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, Tata Sons Ltd. Top-brass from Goldman Sachs International, Adidas, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Ferrari-Maserati Group, ABB Ltd and World Trade Organisation, among others, are also expected to attend the symposium. Other themes to be deliberated at the symposium include those related to unemployment in Europe and the social security-blanket available for the increasing ageing population in the region.
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