Seminar on Youth Leadership

The department of Education, Govt. Aizawl College, in collaboration with NexGen Mizoram, organised a seminar on Youth Leadership on the 24th April 2024 at the Conference Hall, Mualpui campus. The topics discussed were Identity and Purpose, Visionary Leadership and Character of a Leader. Besides the resource persons namely, Dr Lalmalsawmi Hmar, Dr Vanlalsiama and Mrs Juliet CK Lian, two members from NexGen attended the event.

The seminar began with a discussion on the status of Mizoram with regard to HIV Aids, Divorce and Drug abuse and how youths could become agents of change. The second session was devoted to “Identity and Purpose” where the audience was informed on identity formation and finding out what the purpose of one’s life is. The topic in the third session was “Visionary Leadership” where students were divided into groups for discussion on the topics “Am I a leader? and Where do I have influence?” followed by presentations from each group. In the fourth session, the topic “Character of a Leader” was discussed where important issues such as integrity and correct goal setting were emphasized.

49 students and 8 teachers participated in the seminar.