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.J., Honourable Vice-Chancellor, delivered the inaugural address and highlighted the need to undertake research journey with Xaverian ethos.
Dr. Niraj Kumar, Programme Director of the Doctoral Colloquium, stressed upon the need for researchers to focus on 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, 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 Ph.D. Scholars of St. Xavier's University, Kolkata and the Ph.D. Scholars of other Institutions of repute in India and abroad. More than 50 Ph.D. Scholars presented papers in the Colloquium and interacted with peer knowledge communities across sectors and disciplines under the mentorship of Faculty and Technical Chair. The Doctoral Colloquium was conducted on Microsoft Team virtual platform.
The Inaugural and Valedictory Sessions were Live streamed on Facebook and YouTube.
Dr. Niraj Kumar
Coordinator, Ph.D. Programme