Covid and its Effects on Ethics and Values in Higher Education

A two hour programme was held online for the students of both BSW and MSW on the 18^th of December, 2020. Fr. Jose Nandhikkara, the National Director of the Globethics.net India, researcher and philosopher, was the first speaker on the topic for the day- ‘Covid and its Effects on Ethics and Values in Higher Education’. He highlighted the fact that the knowledge society ought to be guided by ethics and not by any market forces and that our society needed to be ethically inclined towards a sustainable society. The next speaker was Ms. Christine Housel, Donor Relation and Strategic Partnership, Globethics.net, Geneva. She gave an international insight into the topic. She pointed out the need for a sense of responsibility among both teachers and students, especially during the pandemic in upskilling to the new online technology. The programme concluded after a short Q&A session during which students asked several questions on the matter and the resource persons answered them diligently.