Education Dept Hosts 7th Orientation for Class 12 Graduates[Thursday, 12 May 2011, 12:17 p.m.]

Students during the orientation programme organised by the Department of Education at Gangkyi in Dharamsala, on 11 May 2011

The
programme organised by the Department of Education of the Central
Tibetan Administration for the graduate students was held at Gangchen
Kyishong on 11 May.Ms Dolkar Wangmo, chief counselor of DoE,
interacted with around 80 participants from different schools and
streams from arts, science and commerce.Education Secretary
Ven. Karma Yuthok spoke about the significance of good language skill
as the foundation of any education system. He said, “It has
been 50 years since we came into exile and built schools for modern
education but we failed to produce the best because in schools language
is taught as a medium of communication rather than as a major subject
itself.” He continued saying that Tibetan students should be
well versed in their own language as our culture, tradition, religion
and even our struggle depends on the protection of our language.  Quoting
from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he said, with an edge over others in
the sphere of holistic knowledge of inner science and moral values, we
Tibetans have the potential to contribute to the world.Ms. Dolkar Wangmo made the students aware of the scholarships available
for them and the ways to apply for them. She briefed them about the
various colleges in India and the new admission systems in Delhi
colleges.

Education Secretary Karma G Yuthok (right) and Ms Dolkar Wangmo, Chief Counselor at the orientation programme

She
advised the students to be confident and open minded to change within
and to be a disciplined and responsible student after coming to an
environment different from the school.Sharing experiences with
three college students from different universities during an
interactive session with the graduate students, Tenzin Norzom, who
aspires to pursue studies in B Com in Delhi University, said, “It makes
me aware of the importance of manners and confidence with determination
to study well in the college.”A programme was also organised to
have an interactive session with Tibetan professional. Tenzin Tsering
from Humanities said, “it is very effective and their wide experience
and extensive knowledge encouraged me to follow their steps and I
looked up to them.”Asked about in what ways they can contribute
to the Tibetan struggle, Kalsang said, “Science is an important subject
and is as important as our struggle.  I believe that proficiency in
science will boost our potential to compete and walk shoulder to
shoulder with other foreign students,” said Kalsang, who aims to take
up study in Physics.  The programme was initiated every year
for the newly graduate students to make them aware of the opportunities
and changes as well as to encourage them and most importantly prepare
them for a change they are going to face, said Ms. Dolkar Wangmo.