Phekmi Collegiate Forum (PCF) 29th annual session was graced by Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu the sitting MLA of 19Assembly Constituency Phek on January 8 at Phek village Panchayat hall.\nSpeaking at the session as guest speaker, Azo challenged the students to compete at the highest level saying was no room for complacency if one was to achieve their desired goal.
\nAsking the students to do away with their \u201ccasual attitude\u201d, Azo said that in this competitive age one need to have a competitive spirit, be disciplined and punctual to be successful.
\nHe also urged PCF to conduct career guidance and counseling sessions for the students so that their talents can be tapped in the right fields. \u201cWe have to mould and shape them to become assets to our village and society,\u201d Azo remarked.
\nAlso speaking in the programme, retired professor from the University of California, USA Dr. Vekusa Nienu reminded the student community to aim to be the best in any discipline. He emphasized on the need for students to be well educated in technology as the contemporary times have digitalized the world.
\n\u201cDegrees alone will not suffice students to get the desired job or find a place if he or she is not sound in technology,\u201d said Dr. Vekusa.
\nSpeaking on the theme \u201cEducation \u2013 a new perspective\u201d, senior journalist, Merina Chishi Soho encouraged the students to understand the difference between being \u201ceducated\u201d and being \u201cliterate.\u201d She stated that a society needs not only literate people but also educated ones.
\nHighlighting the various aspects of education, she also emphasized the need to be truly educated so that one was empowered by the acquired knowledge and not just earned a college degree.
\nShe stated that Nagas need to move away from traditional courses and also take up technically advanced courses and encouraged students to take up technical courses and multi disciplinary courses.
\nMerina further emphasized on the need for students to understand the purpose of the subject he\/she was studying and have a wider perspective on education.
\nShe called on the student community to take up challenging yet job oriented courses rather than just earn college degrees and wait for political appointments saying \u201csuch trend is what corrupts our society.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"