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What does ISJS offer to Indian scholars and institutions in India?..
- Prior to ISJS, there was little communication and cooperation among Jain academics and
institutions in India. ISJS has been and is continuing to strive to be a platform for cooperation, communication, exchange and research for Jain academics and Jain institutions in India.
- ISJS is a conduit and a catalyst in energizing Jain scholars to learn and refresh their
knowledge.
- ISJS is working to train Indian Jain faculty and scholars to share their knowledge with
foreign scholars using modern teaching methods, computer technology, and interactive discussion.
- ISJS is developing training courses and workshops for young scholars so that we assure
that Jain academic studies will continue in India. These courses and workshops will be taught by established Jain scholars. ISJS brings foreign and Indian scholars in face to face contacts, dialog, and the sharing of knowledge.
- ISJS has started sending Indian Jain scholars to teach in other countries.
- Several Jain scholars find participation in ISJS programs to be inspiring and motivating
for their own pursuit of advance scholarship in Jainology.
- ISJS has provided an opportunity for Jain professionals to share how they lead a Jain way
of life.
- By establishing the first year-round residential research facility at the Center in Indology
at PVRI in Varanasi, ISJS is setting an example of reviving Indian Jain institutions. ISJS has a long-term plan to establish other Centers in other parts of India.
- ISJS is also working to ensure that Indian Jain academic publications in English merit
international recognition and wider distribution.
Where is ISJS today?..
- ISJS has been in existence for six years.
- Approximately 190 foreign scholars and students constitute its alumni community.
- Several ISJS graduate student alumni have completed their Ph.D. programs.
- Participants have come from 25 universities of the U.S.A, Canada, U.K, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Cuba, Thailand, Slovenia, South Korea, and
Singapore.
- In 2010, ISJS offered three stand alone programs in India and one program in Thailand.
This will expand to six or more stand alone programs in India in 2011 and two in Thailand.
- An extensive and well-researched collection and compilation of study notes on a wide
range of subjects and topics related to Jainism have been made available free on ISJS web site: www.jainstudies.org
- In addition to teaching programs in summer through the International Summer School of
Jain Studies, ISJS has started holding special one-day seminars on Jainism and Social Consciousness. Ten such seminars were held in India and one at the University of Ottawa on August 27, 2010. A series of seminars on Science and Spirituality is planned for late 2010 and early 2011.
- To train and prepare teaching faculty for ISJS, a two-day teacher’s training program is
planned in late 2010 for existing and potential ISJS faculty.
- ISJS is also in the process of establishing and awarding scholarships in India to Indian
and foreign students to pursue the Ph.D. degree in Jainism.
- Regular courses are now offered in Jainism at a number of universities in U.S.A. and
Canada and this number is expected to increase. Before the establishment of ISJS, the number of such courses was very small.
- n India, ISJS is an advanced stage to set up centres of advanced studies in Jainism,
affiliated to universities whereby ISJS will be able to offer MA, PhD program for scholars globally.
- ISJS though its member Mrs. Manju Jain has funded a two-year research project on Jainism and its antiquity. This work is being done by a well-known scholar of archeology and history.
- hroughout the year regularly, ISJS welcomes and provides introductory lectures lasting
a half or whole day about Jainism to visiting or touring classes (usually 20-30 students and accompanying faculty each class) from American and Canadian universities. Universities of North Carolina, Colorado, Principia College in USA and Waterloo University Toronto have visited ISJS already.
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