Nagaland Fazl Ali College holds 7th PSA annual lecture

The 7th PSA Annual Lecture, organized by Political Science Association (PSA), Fazl Ali College (FAC), Mokokchung, was held on October 4, in observance of United Nations Day at the college conference hall.
A press release by PSA stated that the lecture was delivered by technical consultant, World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population, Imnasenla Shanbur Jamir, on the theme “Resilient Futures: Advancing the Health- Climate Agenda in the SDG Era – Reflections on UN Day”.
She began by highlighting the significance of United Nations Day and how UN serves as the only global platform where every nation, big or small, has a voice.
She spoke on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and India’s and Nagaland’s contributions through Nagaland Sustainable Development Goals Vision Document.
Drawing from her work in development sector, she shared how her team supports the state government in capacity building, effective programme management, documentation of best practices, and research on climate-health vulnerability, particularly focusing on the effects of climate change on health and the need to provide better healthcare services to disadvantaged communities.
She also encouraged students to rethink career options in Political Science, explaining that while the subject provides lens to understand systems, development sector offers tools to transform them.
She described Political Science as a discipline rooted in policy, governance, and empathy, emphasizing that it equips students to solve real-world problems. She also presented various emerging global career pathways, including development consulting, global policy and research, climate and sustainability governance, social impact and NGOs, CSR and ESG, and data, technology, and governance.
She urged students to build cross disciplinary knowledge, seek international exposure through fellowships and internships, gain practical experience with NGOs, and think tanks, and develop digital fluency in data, visualization, and AI literacy.
She reminded students that their degree was not their destiny, but that it is their curiosity that widens the road ahead for their career.
The release added that the session ended with an interactive question-and answer session.