Doctoral Colloquium at St. Xavier’s University

 DR. NIRAJ KUMAR

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ST Xavier's University Kolkata organised a two day Doctoral Colloquium on 3rd and 4th October 2020. The University is offering Ph.D Programmes in disciplines of Commerce English Mass Communication Economics and Management. Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj S.L. Honourable Vice-Chancellor delivered the inaugural address and highlighted the need to undertake research journey with Xaverian ethos. 

Dr. Niraj Kumar Programme coordinator of the Doctoral Colloquium stressed upon the need for researcher, to focuson s-curve and H.index.

Dr.R S Shukla IAS Secretary Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Govt of India and Dr. Anju Seth Director Indian Institute of Management Calcutta delivered the keynote addresses during the inaugural session Dr. Lynn Martin Professor Anglia Ruskin University UK and Dr. Soumyen Sikdar Professor of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. addressed the Ph.D Scholars from India and abroad during the Valedictory Session.The Doctoral Colloquium was designed to provide a supportive and constructive platform to the PILE/Scholars of St. Xavier's University Kolkata and the Ph.D Scholars of other Institutions of repute in India and abroad tore than 50 PhD Scholars, Fr. Devraj Fernandes presented papers in the Colloquium and interacted with peer knowledge communities across sectors and disciplines under the mentorship of Faculty andTechnical Chair. The Doctoral Colloquium was conducted on Microsoft Team virtual platform. The Inaugural and Valedictory Sessions were live streamed on Facebook and YouTube.