AMITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS VIRTUAL 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
INTERNATIONAL GUEST LECTURE

International Guest lecture By Dr Matthias Mory

On 7th February, the students of B.A.(H) Economics had the opportunity to expose themselves to the nitty-gritty of Global financial crisis and its impact on Eurozone through an International guest lecture by Dr Matthias Mory on “Where does the Euro stand 10 years after the Global financial crisis”.

Dr. Mory has a M.A from University of Humboldt MSc and PhD from London School of Economics. Sir has conducted various researches in the field of economics such as monetary and financial history with a special focus on exchange rate regimes, 19th and 20th century. Historical business cycle analysis , 19th century to WW2 and many more. The speaker was an authority on the subject as he has been constantly observing, studying and monitoring the impact of Global financial crisis on the value of Euro.

Dr. Matthias elaborated on The European Union and its 28 countries. Interestingly, he said that ' It is the imperfectness of the Eurozone that makes it perfect in its own way '. The students were intrigued to learn about the mechanism with which the Eurozone operates. Dr Mory cleared explained the complexities around standard policies for both- Core nations vs Peripheral nations within the Eurozone. The session progressed into a very healthy discussion between the speaker and students of ASE. Sir was successful in clearing the doubts students had about the long term effects of European Union had on Euro. Sir was impressed by the involvement and keenness of the students of Amity School of Economics and the way they could understand and question the functioning of European Union.



INTERNATIONAL GUEST LECTURE BY DR. ABRAHAM JOSEPH

Amity School of Economics was privileged to have Prof. Dr. Abraham Joseph with us on the 16th of January, 2017 to speak on ‘United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of 2030: Ownership as a Key to Success’ and to address the faculty and students on the theme of the importance of sustainable development and the challenges involved in its fostering in the present day and age.

Dr. Abraham Joseph is an international expert on International Economic Development Policy and Practice with over 30 years of experience as a United Nations Advisor. As Senior Socio-Economic Adviser of the United Nations, he actively contributed to the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals and also contributed inputs to the formulation of the United Nations Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development Goals that was later adopted by the 193 countries in 2015. A highlight of Dr. Joseph’s career has been an extended relationship with Timor-Leste as Senior Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste in 2011. Prior to this assignment, he was Chief Socio-Economic Affairs Advisor of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste.

Dr Joseph’s presentation featured an analysis of the world around us and the importance of sustainability to cultivate a better future. He addressed the students on five key issues that were elucidated as: the background of the global programme on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and their final review by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 (as well as the outcome of the review), the distinct contrasts between MDGs and SDGs, the factors that posed a challenge in implementation of the SDGs, and finally, the key factors necessary to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainability and SDGs.

Before his tenure at the United Nations, Dr. Joseph worked in Government of India’s Planning Commission under leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh, and at India’s Ministry of Finance’s Department of Economic Affairs in New Delhi. Dr. Joseph’s vast knowledge of the intricate functioning of the Indian financial system allowed him to speak specifically on India’s role as a rapidly emerging economy in the promotion of sustainability and the contribution the nation can make to ensure that the SDGs are attained by the year 2030.

Dr. Joseph conveyed that while our nation has made significant efforts in improving the quality of life of people over time and has managed to achieve the targets of reducing poverty by half, ensuring gender parity in primary school enrolment, as well as controlling the spread of deadly diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria, the nation’s performance in other welfare indicators has not been satisfactory. Dr. Joseph elucidated how India continues to lack behind on targets for empowering women through wage employment and political participation, reduction in infant mortality, as well as improvements in access to adequate sanitation to eliminate open defecation.

Dr. Joseph went on to state that while it was conventionally believed that the United Nations was a “far-off” organization responsible for making decisions that did not directly concern the students that were being addressed by him on the day, he genuinely felt that the implementation and performance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals eventually were the responsibility of the students as they constituted the working populace of the future. Additionally, he declared that students of Amity University are the leaders of the future and thus their contribution to the working of the goals laid out for 2030 by the United Nations is imperative.

Dr. Joseph also patiently answered several questions put forward by the students of ASE. The questions posed to him included doubts ranging from the challenges faced by the United Nations (through the UNESCO) in attaining reliable empirical data due to varying definitions and thresholds of poverty and educational levels in different nations, to the fact that while BPOs provide large scale employment to masses of Indians, they also restrict the innovative and research capacities within the domestic economy as they generally retain productive resources for their home countries. Dr. Joseph elucidated that he was impressed with the level of knowledge showcased by the students of ASE and comprehensively tackled each question presented to him.

Dr. Joseph further stressed on the fact that sustainable development is the key challenge of our times as Earth is presently under a great strain. While poverty continues to plague communities and families, climate change threatens livelihoods, and conflicts continue to arise across the world, Dr. Joseph believes that there exists a good reason for optimism as real solutions exist for the global fight against these dire yet prevailing issues. Dr. Joseph ended his presentation by quoting former Secretary General of the United Nations Ban-Ki Moon by saying “…Success will rely on a renewed partnership for development among all actors including Governments, parliaments, local authorities, international institutions, civil society, academia and the private sector”.

Dr. Joseph’s words truly provided invaluable insights and inspired the students and faculty members immensely. Moreover, Dr. Joseph’s vast knowledge and experience on the issues plaguing our world and the real-time solutions necessary to alleviate them shall also surely help Amity School of Economics shape our own conference on ‘United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of 2030’ to be held in March 2017 in an enormous way.


GUEST LECTURE

India is one of the fastest growing economies of the 21st century. It has thriving opportunities for development and prospects of greater growth. It thus makes the country an attraction for the economic players and development firms around the world. Organization For Economic Co-operation and Development founded in 1961 is one such firm that provides platform for countries to compare policy experience and seeking awareness to common problems. On 21st August, 2015 the ASE students engaged in an important discussion with Advisor to GMBH representing OCED, Ms. Lisa Peterskovsky , the guest speaker of the conference . The session discussed the problems faced by the developing countries of the East. It dealt with the aspect of inclusive growth and environment sustainability. The young aspiring economist were informed with the intricacy of the Micro, Mezo , Macro level of working in the capitalism. The importance of private world and the need of the developing countries to promote the private sector was the highlight of the event. The lecture was made more interactive through the question hour by the students which proposed the on ground difficulties faced by the market oriented companies. The questions discussed about the problems of government policies and license, technology and issue of sustainability faced by the private firms and startups. The conference ended on an informative note, solutions to the questions and a hope for stronger economies and co-operation keeping in mind the various environmental issues that are drawbacks of unsustainable growth in the capitalist countries and private sector initiatives.

Guest lecture on Analyze Saving, Investment & Risk

Amity school of economics organised a guest lecture on “Analyze saving , Investment & Risk”on September 26th, 2019 (Thursday) at 2:00 PM in Room number 315, the lecture was delivered by Mr. Vikas Gupta.

Mr. Vikas Gupta is a founder and chairman of VFN group from the past 17 years . He is also an industry veteran with the colossal academy and professional background.
During the session Mr. Vikas spoke about the ways of saving taxes and utilization of investment to the best of your capacity. He also spread knowledge about the various tax saving schemes such as ELSS and mutual funds wherein you can pool in your savings and earn a good and steady return overtime. His experience helped the audience understand a lot about saving as well growing their money through investments. He also spoke about the Demonetization and its post effect on Indian Economy.

The most effective and captivating learning from this session were the 6 mantras for being a successful person. The mantras are:

  • Life is a cycle containing both good and bad experiences. And whenever a bad moment strikes, “that too shall pass”. So, keep moving on.
  • Be passionate about what you do. Your passion will help you in growing and becoming a successful person in life.
  • Start accepting and “stop expecting”. Never do anything with the mindset that you will definitely get it in return. Stop having expectations and be focused on what you do.
  • Each and every person who comes in life and helps you grow into an individual should be thanked. You should be grateful to people in your life who support you constantly and have been with you in your ups and downs.
  • Everything doesn’t come this easy. Things will go wrong sometimes and you need to prioritize on things which carry more importance.
  • Whatever opportunities are available to you, grab them. And make the most out of it. Focus on your inclusive growth.

All the mantras told by him are very powerful and the audience was highly inspired and motivated by his words. In the end the guest was felicitate by Ms. Pooja Verma & Ms. Mona Wadhwani.

Leveraging technology for robust agriculture marketing- Case of Karnataka Model

Amity School of Economics organized a Guest Lecture on “Leveraging technology for robust agriculture marketing – Case of Karnataka Model” on 12th September 2019 at 1:00 PM in E2 Seminar Hall. The session was conducted by Mr. Manoj Rajan (Special Secretary to Government of Karnataka).

Mr. Rajan presented the agricultural transformation brought by the Karnataka Government post 2014. He elucidated the students about the structural, physical and technical reforms, the Karnataka government came up with. The focus of the lecture was to familiarize the students with four major challenges faced by the unorganized agricultural sector –

  • Fragmented Market
  • Opacity in Price Discounting Mechanism
  • Information asymmetry
  • Lack of access to financial and physical market

He also supported his statements with lots of statistical data. He also spoke about the amendments done by the Karnataka Government in the agricultural sector by electrifying the trading system, clearing grading units and integrating the Agricultural markets. The informative guest lecture culminated with vote of thanks by Dr. Kalpana Singh.

STRIKE- Self Defense Workshop

Date- 06/09/2019

Strike conducted a workshop in collaboration with Amity School of Economics in guidance of the faculty coordinator Dr. Manisha Raj and with the prior approval of the director of Amity School of Economics, Prof. Dr. Shalini Singh Sharma at G block, Yoga room. Strike joined hands to aware the girls of Amity School of Economics self dependent and in order to give them an overview of self defense in an exquisite manner. The workshop was initiated by an instructor who is also a military combat instructor, Krav Maga armed combat,tactical shooter, Mr. Gaurav Jain. The program started with a warm up session and encouraging the audience to know the usage of both the hands at the same time. Student coordinator, Mr. Sarthak Garg and Ms. Bhaavya Singh took active part in the workshop including the organising of the event. Mr. Sarthak Garg is already an instructor at STRIKE in his second year of self defense in the institute gave an important spark to the program.

Strike is an organization aiming to build confidence amongst it's members and make them situationally aware. They create a “weapon” out of a normal human being who will not depend on any kind of help from somewhere else. A lot of volunteers were involved from Amity School of Economics. He/She can be physically and mentally aware in order to defend themselves from any danger appeared. It prepares one for unpredictable and dangerous real-world situations. Prevention of several attacks like grabbing from behind and how their eyes can be used as a tool to get away or even someone attacking from front with a weapon like a knife, gun etc. can be prevented. The main defense is the confidence of the victim to overcome the situation also his/her awareness of the situation going on. Resistance can be a tool for the culprit to go further but when confidence plays it's role it can prevented. Strike also included defense against forceful pull that we experience in order to prevent ourselves from going somewhere.The workshop on self defense included a lot of things related to the resistance of a person when an incident occurs and how the same situation can be handled with pressure in favor of gravity and not against it. The workshop included the basics of self defense.

After the conclusion of the defense mechanism the STRIKE members applauded Economics department's enthusiasm and eagerness to learn new things. Certain questions were asked in order to test the awareness of girls in certain situations. They also told the audience to be aware of the culprits around and that any person can be one of them all we need to be is 'alert’. A student from B.A.(Hons.) Economics, 2nd year, Ms. Radha Arora received a token of appreciation from the instructor as she answered one question in an accurate manner. Certificates were provided to each and every participant by the organization. The event concluded with a feedback session given by the students as well as the instructor.


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