Initiative of SAIBSA, MISA and Univariety
Focused on career and college guidance
Largest congregation of schools and universities in India on one platform
Generating a synergy of ideas through dynamic deliberation
The UGC 2016 will encourage a panoptic discourse on the theme of ‘Student Preparedness for the 21st Century’.
The University Guidance Conference invokes discussions, passionate debates and thoughtful introspection among the most important influencers of the future of the country’s youth.
The UGC has over the past 2 years, hosted over 150 schools from over 27 cities across 4 countries. It has witnessed participation from over 50 Universities from India, USA, UK, Australia, Singapore and Dubai and from global organizations like Cambridge International Exams (CIE), UK; The College Board, ACCA and The U.S. Consulate General Mumbai, among others, to share their perspectives with High School Counselors.
As India’s first and foremost such platform, The UGC is committed to furthering a qualitative dialogue on Careers and College Placement for High School students. It is unwavering in its effort to raise and discuss pertinent questions and help the evolution of best practices in the field of College Guidance and Counseling in India.
Principal -Singapore International School, President -SAIBSA
Chairperson, MISA - Speaker UGC 2016
HEAD- Career Guidance Counselor, Aditya Birla World Academy - Speaker UGC 2016
School Guidance Counselor, Bluebells School International - Speaker UGC 2016
Career Counselor -Kodaikanal International School - Speaker UGC 2016
Principal- Seth Anandram Jaipuria School
The South Asia International Baccalaureate Schools Association (SAIBSA) is devoted to promoting a greater understanding of the IB at all levels. SAIBSA members are authorized or implementing schools and its education practitioners. SAIBSA aims to facilitate communication with authorized and implementing IB schools in the South Asia region.
Members of International Schools’ Association (MISA) is an association formed by likeminded people with a collective aim to enhance the smooth functioning of international schools in India. MISA encourages and welcomes the working together of the most popular international board CIE- so as to pave a smoother path for the international school students
in India.
Univariety is the largest and fastest growing company in India which sets up outplacement systems in high schools. We also help high school students gain clarity on courses, colleges, country and scholarships. Currently, 30,000+ students from 180+ premier schools across India, Singapore and Indonesia are using our system.
Before she retired in 2007, Kiran Bedi was one of India’s top cops. As the first and highest-ranking female officer in the national police force, she earned a reputation for being tough yet innovative on the job. Her efforts to prevent crime, reform prisons, end drug abuse, and support women’s causes earned her a Roman Magsaysay Award, the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Bedi also served as a police adviser to the UN Secretary General.
In retirement, Bedi has become one of the most trusted and admired community leaders in India. She advocates for social change and civic responsibility through her books, columns, and a popular reality-TV show. She reaches out to more than 10,000 people daily through her two NGOs, Navjyoti and India Vision Foundation, which provide education, training, counseling and health care to the urban and rural poor. Her latest initiative, Mission Safer India, aims to ensure that police log and address citizen complaints. Her life is the subject of the 2008 documentary Yes, Madam Sir, narrated by Helen Mirren.
“What makes Bedi ... one of the most admired Indians is the way she reaches out to people as a police officer and person behind two NGOs founded for causes close to her heart -- women's emancipation and education for independence. ” — The Week
Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar is the Principal Director of Symbiosis Society, which encompasses the Symbiosis schools and institutions under the Symbiosis International University. A dream of her father, Padma Bhushan Dr. S .B Mujumdar of creating 'a home away from home ' for international students, Symbiosis today , has transformed itself into a multi-disciplinary, multinational, multi-cultural International University having students from all states of India and international students from 85 different countries. The University has institutes under 7 faculties viz. Management, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Health & Biomedical Sciences, Computer Studies, Engineering, Media Communication & Design.
Dr. Vidya holds a Post Graduate Degree in Medicine, a degree in Law and is a Ph.D. in 'Internationalisation of Higher Education in India’. To promote international understanding through quality education, she has brought in innovative approaches at Symbiosis International University through international collaborations with some of the top Universities in the world.
Dr. Vidya has been able to influence policy regulations for promoting and bringing in innovative approaches to higher education in India through her appointments on various governmental bodies. She has been a member of University Grants Commission and Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE). She is a member of the Governing Board of several organisations like Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University. She is a Member of the State Knowledge Advisory Board of Higher Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Member of the Task Team of Arts Management Strategy for Karnataka. She is a member of many corporate bodies such as Mahratta Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Confederation of India Industry (CII), and Not for profit organisations like HK Firodiya Foundation, India International Centre (IIC), Pune International Centre (PIC) & Pune Citizens Police Foundation.
Head of School IGB Intl, Chair IB Heads Council and member IB Board of Governors 2013-2014, IBAP Regional Council 2007-2015
Academic Director, Oxford Summer Courses
Counselor, Ahlcon International School
Principal, Cambridge International School, Dasuya
Associate Director of International Admission, MCPHS University
Principal, Hiranandani Foundation School
Country Representative -India, The College Board
Recognitions Manager-South Asia at Cambridge International Examinations
Academic Council, FLAME University
The UGC is an ideal platform for Institutions of Higher Education and other organizations because it provides an intelligent and uncluttered environment to learn, network and share. This conference is focused on propagating thought leaders who can seriously contribute to the learning and idea exchange in the 2 days.
As a partner at The UGC, you will be able to network intensively with over 100 High Schools across the country in just 2 days. Along with high visibility and the obvious branding benefits, we have limited speaking opportunities for select Institutions. Please contact us for more information on how you can partner with Asia’s largest conference for High Schools.
150+ Schools from 27 cities across 4 countries have been represented in the past 2 years at The UGC
50 Universities from 6 countries have been represented at The UGC in the past 2 years
Rate of returning delegates: 97% of the delegates that attended UGC 2014, re-attended the conference in 2015
An event like this helps schools to grow in their professional development, particularly the counsellors or heads of schools doing the university guidance. There is such a vast amount of information to find out about the university admissions across the world that we really need to be well connected.
- Renee Bowling, Head of Career and College Guidance,Woodstock School Aga Khan Academy - Hyderabad
Events like UGC are important because they provides a platform for engaging dialogues on burning issues. There are critical questions that need answers and platforms like these give us the opportunity to engage in lively and meaningful conversations.
- Prof. Christopher Abraham, Head of Dubai Campus & Senior Vice President, S P Jain School of Global Management
Technology is definitely changing students’ experiences in schools as well as searching for universities. It is making students’ academic experience much more tailored to the students. There is great potential in our globalised word to utilize technology to learn about other cultures and build a global citizen.
- Joel Presti, Associate Director, International Implementation, The College Board
We are very proud to be associated to Univariety for the last two years. They help us in profiling the child, finishing up with the psychometric test and helping children understand their innate talents. Institutions like Univariety will be a great help to students!
- Ms. Manija Subrahmanya, Principal, Oakridge International School
I would love to collaborate with Univariety to explore how such organisations can help my students. It would make our lives so much more easier!
- Sangeetha George, Careers and College Advisor, Kodaikanal International School
Events like UGC need to be held on a regular basis. I think the college counsellors need to keep making contact with universities, keep understanding how we are developing and changing, what we do; so that they are able to go back and talk to their students with the most up to date information.
- Delia Heneghan, Vice President and Pro Vice Chancellor, Richmond - The American International University in London
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