VC calls for networking of educational institutions
MADURAI, DECEMBER 20, 2018 00:00 IST
It will benefit student community
Gujarat University Vice-Chancellor Himanshu Pandya on Wednesday appealed to principals and heads of colleges and universities to promote networking among educational institutions as it would mutually benefit the institutions and the student community towards growth.
Speaking at the inaugural session of a principals conference organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here, he said a number of agencies were present at the national level to rank institutions on different parameters. There might be a number of questions revolving around the ranking such as whether it really helped institutions and students. But the ranking might bring in competition and enhance performance.
Hence, in a robust environment, it would be more beneficial for institutions to network and jointly submit proposals to UGC and Ministry of Human Resources & Development, which had plenty of funds to provide, he pointed out.
Dr. Pandya urged educational institutions to come together and devise degree programmes, be it within the country or with institutions in abroad.
By allowing students to pursue a dual degree, the students would not only get the much required exposure, but also understand about the changing trends and the requirements. There was no harm in introducing new syllabus by the educational institutions. Students should prepare depending on the need of society and not the other way round, he emphasised.
Former Madras University Vice-Chancellor S.P. Thiagarajan, in his address, correlated how the industrial revolutions in the past triggered educational institutions to prepare students. In a rapidly developing society, curricula might be designed as per the learners’ ability. With technology around in aplenty, the best among them shall be put to use. For transforming the students in a new age era, teachers should also transform themselves, he underlined and summed up that good teachers were sole reasons for extraordinary students.
CII’s Tamil Nadu Education Panel convenor Hari K. Thiagarajan, in his address, said there were 622 engineering colleges and 1,318 arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu. However, taking a glance at the NIRF ranking showed that only 20 engineering colleges and 28 arts/science colleges were among the top 100 in the country. Every year, a whopping 1.1 lakh students graduated from these colleges in the State, but only 30% (35,000) of them were employable, he noted.
The institutions should focus on basics and look for the requirements ofi ndustry, which might help more students to get jobs.
Earlier, CII Madurai zone chairman S. Rajamohan welcomed the gathering.
VIT vice-president G.V. Selvam proposed a vote of thanks.
Technical sessions on student-faculty relationship: managing generation change, transformation in higher education: learning beyond the classroom, innovation and entrepreneurship development: role of institution in a changing world and a panel discussion on employability: expectations and challenges were conducted in which principals and heads of institutions from many colleges attended.
It will be beneficial for institutions to network and jointly submit proposals to UGC and HRD Ministry, which has plent of funds
Himanshu PandyaVice-Chancellor, Gujarat University
MADURAI, DECEMBER 20, 2018 00:00 IST
It will benefit student community
Gujarat University Vice-Chancellor Himanshu Pandya on Wednesday appealed to principals and heads of colleges and universities to promote networking among educational institutions as it would mutually benefit the institutions and the student community towards growth.
Speaking at the inaugural session of a principals conference organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here, he said a number of agencies were present at the national level to rank institutions on different parameters. There might be a number of questions revolving around the ranking such as whether it really helped institutions and students. But the ranking might bring in competition and enhance performance.
Hence, in a robust environment, it would be more beneficial for institutions to network and jointly submit proposals to UGC and Ministry of Human Resources & Development, which had plenty of funds to provide, he pointed out.
Dr. Pandya urged educational institutions to come together and devise degree programmes, be it within the country or with institutions in abroad.
By allowing students to pursue a dual degree, the students would not only get the much required exposure, but also understand about the changing trends and the requirements. There was no harm in introducing new syllabus by the educational institutions. Students should prepare depending on the need of society and not the other way round, he emphasised.
Former Madras University Vice-Chancellor S.P. Thiagarajan, in his address, correlated how the industrial revolutions in the past triggered educational institutions to prepare students. In a rapidly developing society, curricula might be designed as per the learners’ ability. With technology around in aplenty, the best among them shall be put to use. For transforming the students in a new age era, teachers should also transform themselves, he underlined and summed up that good teachers were sole reasons for extraordinary students.
CII’s Tamil Nadu Education Panel convenor Hari K. Thiagarajan, in his address, said there were 622 engineering colleges and 1,318 arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu. However, taking a glance at the NIRF ranking showed that only 20 engineering colleges and 28 arts/science colleges were among the top 100 in the country. Every year, a whopping 1.1 lakh students graduated from these colleges in the State, but only 30% (35,000) of them were employable, he noted.
The institutions should focus on basics and look for the requirements ofi ndustry, which might help more students to get jobs.
Earlier, CII Madurai zone chairman S. Rajamohan welcomed the gathering.
VIT vice-president G.V. Selvam proposed a vote of thanks.
Technical sessions on student-faculty relationship: managing generation change, transformation in higher education: learning beyond the classroom, innovation and entrepreneurship development: role of institution in a changing world and a panel discussion on employability: expectations and challenges were conducted in which principals and heads of institutions from many colleges attended.
It will be beneficial for institutions to network and jointly submit proposals to UGC and HRD Ministry, which has plent of funds
Himanshu PandyaVice-Chancellor, Gujarat University
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