International Conference on sustainable Development
Dates: 13-14 February, 2014
at Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies, Jabalpur (MP)
About XIDAS - Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies (XIDAS) is a
charitable, non-profit, minority educational institution and it is also a social and
developmental organization. It works in close collaboration with some of the reputed
Management Schools within India and abroad, such as: XLRI (Jamshedpur), XIM
(Bhubaneswar), XISS (Ranchi), LIBA (Loyola College, Chennai) and Vlerick
School of Management (Ghent, Belgium).
It was founded by Dr. Fr. Michael Van
den Bogaert SJ (Belgian Educationist). Father Bogaert has also immensely
contributed in other Xavier Institutes (XLRI, XISS, XIMB) across India. He was a
firm believer in the idea of sustainable development and had set up XIDAS, Jabalpur
as an institute to cater to the needs of Sustainable Development in the region and
across the country.
Xavier Institute of Management Jabalpur (XIMJ), an educational
unit of XIDAS, offers Post Graduate programmes in the area of Rural Development
and Management Studies. The Institute through its various Departments undertakes
various field projects and research studies. It believes in building a nation in
accordance with the dreams and vision of the Constitution of India, as spelt out
clearly in its Preamble - Justice, Equality, Liberty and Fraternity.
We are contributing to the building up of a new world order, where everyone has a place and, therefore,
it has opted deliberately to side with the poor and the marginalized, who live in the
villages and cities of India.
About Dept. of SE & CSR - The Department of Social Entrepreneurship and CSR
at XIDAS undertakes several social engineering projects for rural and urban
development programmes supported by CASA, TATA TRUST etc. We have also
been undertaking various studies for Corporate Houses like Socio Economic Survey,
Social Impact Assessment, Need Assessment Study, Formulation of Rehabilitation
Action Plan, CSR Plan for Community Development etc. for organizations like
NTPC Ltd., MPPTCL, Moser Baer, CBM, CAPL Ltd., the department is actively
engaged in academic publication, organization of ‘Enlightening the Young Mind Talk
Series’ and organization of conferences and workshops.
In the year 2012 the Department had hosted an International Conference on CSR
(ICCSR-2012) which was graced by H. E. Hon. Shri Ram Naresh Yadav Ji, Hon.
Governor of M.P. and other prominent national and international dignitaries.
For details: http://www.ximj.ac.in/ICSD/index.html
* The information in this annoucement was sent by Khwairakpam Renuka (Asst. Prof. Department of History,Ramjas College, University of Delhi) who can be contacted at renuka(dot)jnu(at)gmail(dot)com
This Post is uploaded on October 19, 2013
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