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Admission to MSW at Bosco Institute 2023-24

Prospectus – https://tinyurl.com/44k79bkn
Application form – https://forms.gle/ojxjw3WGDLcsW7q79

Jorhat 23 May 2023: Bosco Institute (BI), Jorhat, invites aspiring students to embark on a transformative academic journey by offering admissions to its esteemed Master’s in Social Work (MSW) programme. Affiliated with Dibrugarh University, Assam, BI is renowned for its commitment to social justice, community empowerment, and holistic development. The MSW program equips students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and ethical values to make a positive impact in society. Through a comprehensive curriculum and hands-on fieldwork experiences, students delve into areas such as community development, social policy, human rights, and advocacy. Bosco Institute provides a nurturing and intellectually stimulating environment, fostering critical thinking, empathy, and social responsibility. Prospective students have the opportunity to engage with experienced faculty members and immerse themselves in a vibrant learning community. The admission process at BI opens doors to a promising career in social work, empowering individuals to bring about meaningful change in the lives of marginalized communities.

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Don Bosco Past Pupil Becomes Ambassador to Ethiopia

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Dimapur 25 August 2020: Robert Shetkintong (Dilbung) has been posted as the next Ambassador of India to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Robert joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2001. In 2003, he was posted to the Indian Mission in Tel Aviv as a language trainee (Hebrew). On completion of language course, he was posted to the Indian Embassy in Rome, and was there for almost 4 years.  He then returned to New Delhi and served at the Headquarters between 2009 and 2012. He subsequently served at the Indian Missions in Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania).

Mr. Robert along with the Ambassador of Ethiopia in New Delhi

Robert hails from Keithelmanbi Village, St. Paul’s Parish Pallel, Chandel District, Manipur. His parents are Dilbung Samuel Shetwor and Mrs. Dilbung Angela Shangting. They are a devout Catholic family, rich in human and Christian virtues of love, joy, sincerity, hard work, relationship and God fearing. Robert has two sisters – elder sister is Sr. Maria Dilbung FMA and younger sister is Rose Dilbung. His father is one among the trained Catechists during the time of Fr. Larea SDB at Dibrugarh.

As a child, Robert loved to play football and spent hours at play along with his friends but would also dedicate quality time for his studies. He played the role of youth leader and proved to be a great leader and guide. He displayed leadership qualities right from his youthful days.

His schooling began in St. Joseph’s School Sugnu back in 1980s with the encouragement that came through Fr. Sebastian Chelat and many others. In 1986, he shifted to Don Bosco School, Chingmeirong in class 7 and completed the matric examination in 1990. He then went to St. Joseph’s College Bangalore for Classes 11 and 12. He completed BA (Pol Science) from St. Anthony’s Shillong while staying in St. Stephen’s hall, Shillong. He went to New Delhi for pursuing his further studies and completed his MA and M. Phil from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

In 1990 when he and his elder sister were awaiting their matric results, just a few days before the results, it is said that his mother had a commendable dream – she was admiring two beautiful shining jewels in her palm when all of a sudden a religious sister grabbed one of them and went her way and she had just one in her palm. With prayers and wishes of friends and community, Robert’s mother’s dream of the remaining jewel in her palm continues to shine. 

Robert is married to Tingjahat Hangshing and they have two children – Sarah and Raymond.

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EDUCATION IS A MATTER ALSO OF BAND WIDTH

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Dimapur 11 August 2020: Fr. T.T. Joseph SDB, in-charge of the department of Education in Dimapur Province, convened a meeting of the members of the education board. The meeting was held on the digital platform of Google meet. The meeting began with the prayer led by Fr. Benny James SDB. Fr. T.T. Joseph welcomed the participants and emphasized the main objective of the meeting to focus on the activities of our schools in response to the corona virus pandemic. Fr. Jose Kuruvachira SDB, the Provincial of Dimapur Province addressed the board members and appreciated the initiative of coming together to discuss the various aspects of the growth of the schools in our province. The members present were Fr. Benny James, Fr. K.C. Vincent, Bro. Mathew K, Fr. Stephen Chazhasseril, Fr. Joshua Gangmei, Fr. Jose Thomas and Fr. Neljen. The representatives of each region presented the report of the activities organized in the schools in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The summery also highlighted the challenges faced by the schools during this lockdown period. 

In response to school closures, many of our schools made use of distance learning programmes and open educational applications that schools and teachers can use to reach students remotely and limit the disruption of education. All the schools have organized meeting and training programmes for the teachers to begin the process of online classes. However as one of the participants said, much of online classes regulated by the bandwidth available in each area. 

Some of the activities undertaken during this period include printing and distributing chapters of textbooks; broadcasting recorded videos through websites, portals, social media (school applications, WhatsApp and YouTube); making videos available via memory cards or audio lessons through the medium of mobile phones. 

For students without access to technology or connectivity notebooks packed with learning resources that have been delivered to homes of these students by teachers. Other schools are using social media applications like parent app or WhatsApp, where teachers assign students with specific chapters to read and a set of questions to respond to. Students are required to answer the questions and send an image of their answers back to teachers to assess. Many schools have even organizing online examinations and class tests through Goggle form in order to create greater interest and keep them motivated in attending the regular online classes.  

ECONOMIC IMPACT AND ENROLLMENT ISSUE

School closures affected not only students, teachers, and families, but have far- reaching economic consequences. The impact was most severe for disadvantaged children and their families, causing interrupted learning and consequent economic cost to families who could not work. 

We are aware that many of our schools are in the remote areas and the people are poor and they are unable to pay the fees. Hence administration too is unable to pay complete salaries to teachers and staff during this lockdown though most of them have tried their best to pay the complete salary. 

COVID-19 pandemic has also affected the enrollment of students in the school and it was reiterated by the Fr. Joshua while presenting the report of the region of Arunachal Pradesh.

PROBLEMS FACED 

Shortage of finance to pay the teachers
Online classes are not effective in certain region
Most of the students are in the farm
Poor electricity and poor net work. 
Most of the students do not have smart phone to attend online classes. 

NEW EDUCATION POLICY 

The board has also made the decision to organize a webinar in order to make all the headmasters and principals of Don Bosco Schools know the impact of the new Educational National Policy 22 August 2020.   

The meeting was concluded with the observation made by Fr. Provincial appreciating the well prepared and comprehensive report presented by the different regions and exhorting the organizers to arrange similar meetings in the future. (by Fr. Neljen Antony SDB)