Will education and educators have an influence in the coming elections?

Civil society involvement in public policy is the guarantee of true democracy and those schooled in universal values and human rights need to be involved in the public debate on development and democratic institutions.

Lok sabha elections, india education system, higher education, best schools in india, indian express — The Magis Conclave saw Jesuit alumni encouraging their mentors and educators to continue the task of bringing quality education to those most in need.

With elections around the corner, who would think of educators and their influence? At an event last week, Father Arturo Sosa SJ — the Superior General of the worldwide Jesuit organisation and a political scientist himself — met a few hundred alumni from Jesuit-run schools and colleges. The latter were happy to acknowledge the influence of Jesuit education on their lives. The Society of Jesus runs 12 acclaimed educational institutions in Mumbai — five institutions of higher education, St. Xavier’s College, Xavier Institute of Communications, Xavier Institute of Management, St. Xavier’s Institute of Education, Xavier Institute of Engineering and seven schools, Campion, St. Xavier’s, Holy Family, St. Mary’s SSC, St. Mary’s ICSE, Xavier’s Boys Academy and St. Stanislaus. To mark this occasion, a video depicting the contribution of Jesuits to education was released at the Magis Conclave held at St. Stanislaus High School, Bandra.