Anant national universityIn collaboration with the graduate school of education at the university of pennsylvania, united states (also know as penn gse), hosted the indigenous consciousness education On 25-26 July 2025 at the anant campus. The convenening brieft together leading scholars, education policy experts and practitioners to explore indigenous Consciousness Research Research Methodologies, Estabelsing the foundation for an India-blede Project – Indigenous Consciousness Methodology Education Resucation Research Project (ICER).
Anant National University & Penn GSE HOST ICERM 2025 to Develop India-Based Indigenous Research Project
The convening marked a significant step in advancing indigenous consciousness methodologies, an approach that Honors Local Knowledge Systems, Prioritises Community-Engaged PRACTICES and Fosters Sustainable, Equitable Educational Frameworks. Through ICER, set to be launched for the academic year 2025-2026, anant aims to inform the design and development of education policy by ensuring that indigenous personals Culturally Responsive Learning Models.
This Initiative is Closely Aligned with the Vision Outlined in India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which advocates for inclusive, locked education models the presence Knowledge Systems.
Launching the convening, Dr Sanjeev Vidyarthi, Provost, Anant National UniversityObserved, “Anant National University is a Diverse and Dynamic Institution on the Move Where Creative Ideas Evolve into purposeful action and where students learn to lead meaning to lead in our rapidly changing. Indigenous Knowledge Forms An Integral Part of Our Design Pedagogy, and this convening perfectly aligns with our educational philosophy that integrates indigrates indigned and contemporry dese Practices,
Dr Leland S McGee, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Penn Gse and Senior Associate Director,GSE Office of Student Success, University of Pennsylvania and a Scope Scholar at Anant National UniversitySaid, “Indigenous Knowledge Systems are often Associated with only the Tribal Communities. However, they form an integral part of the traditional knowledge of country communities account the world. Through this convening, we aim to explore how indigenous knowledge and its impact can help us better design education, policy and systems for the batterment of future generations,
,The intent of the convening was to interrogate, expert and undo the Dangers and desires of colonization in education through indigenous consciousness. We focused on brings all the stakeholders of education into conversation, include policy-makers, teachers, researchers and students. Collectively, we aspire to contribute to create an educational framework that listens deeply, acts justly and honors all“Added Dr Diti Vyas, Associate Professor | School of Creative Practices and Entrepreneurship (Scope), Anant National University,
The convening advances anant’s collaboration with penn gse, expanding efforts in global education innovation. Anant and penn gse previously hosted the future of Learning collaborative in 2023, which LED to the launch of an influential white paper as an ulgent call to redesign the global education That are reshaping human existence.
Through the Ongoing Partnership, The Two Universities Foster Cooperative Research, Facilitate International Exchanges, Enhance the Quality of Learning, Extend the Reach of Both Institutes and Both Institutes and Both IXCHANGE of academic materials and initiatives that advance matters of mutual academic interes.
A leading ivy league institution, the university of pennsylvania graduate school of education Impact. Penn GSE actively partners with schools, universities and communities Around the World to Improve Educational Access and Equity.
As part of its mission to promote global engine in all its forms, the university of pennsylvania, through penn global, administers a competition Global Engagement Global Engagement Grant Programme. This Initiative Provides Resources to Faculty and Staff to Support a Broad Range of Research, Teaching, Service and Engagement Activities Both Globally and in Specific Focus Countries and Regents.
With this convene, anant has taken another major step toward equitibly inclusive education, ensuring that indigenous knowledge systems receive due to reconstruction and rePurement in Research and Policy Today. This Efort Reinforces Anant’s Vision to Drive Innovative, Locally Relevant Education Methodologies and Materials Rooted in India’s Vibrant Local Cultures, Regional Diversities and Nature ASPIRATIONS.
About Anant National University
Anant National University, India’s Premier Design University, is dedicated to training students to devise solutions for global problems. The x in design x is the symbol drawn from mathematics, representing enhancement. This new Learning Approach Multiplies Traditional Design Pedagogy with Liberal Arts Disciplines, Emerging Technologies and Knowledge Drawn from Hands-On Community Experiences to Help Undertand World Better and to Devise Impactful Solutions.
Our multidisciplinary undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in design, architecture, climate action and visual arts Harnass Knowledge from Know To integrate it with cutting-edge technology to address diverse challenges. We train our designers to become solutions-revolutionary thinkers with a solution-oriented mindset.
Anant National University has been recised as the center of excellence by the government of Gujarat, highlighting our efforts to provide our students with our students with work education, innovative pedagogies, High Employment and Enhanced Entrepreneur and Research Opportunities. Anant has also received the prestigious’5-Star Rating‘In the category of architecture and a’ 4-star rating ‘in the university category in the Gujarat State Institutional Rating Framework (GSIRF) 2023-24. These recommends reinforce our commission to create a world-class institution of great eminence and excellence.
