UGC suggests curricula to suit industry needs
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:11.10.2019
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended in its report, named ‘Enabling and Enhancing University and Industry Linkages’, that universities should frame curricula and programmes to suit industry needs.
The UGC has released a draft of the report on its website and sought comments from teachers, students and researchers, to be submitted before November 22. The report said the gap between industry and academia was one of the biggest challenges impeding innovation in present times.
The working group recommended a set of measures to bridge this disconnect. It recommended industry specific research and development (R&D) schemes by setting up ‘R&D Innovation Support Centres’ at select universities in association with ministry of small and medium enterprises.
The report also suggested dedicated courses on entrepreneurship, intellectual property rights and technology commercialisation. “This will promote industry engagement in curriculum designing and give a fresh perspective to academic learning,” it said.
It also recommended introduction of a jointly funded PhD programme in which student will work on industryoriented problems, which would enhance the chance of employment.
It also wanted universities to help faculty to take up entrepreneurship. It said entrepreneurs should get funds from ‘equity-based funds and lowinterest loans’, which will help stimulate academic entrepreneurship.
Anna University and Madras University have already implemented many suggestions in the report. “Anna University already has technology innovation centres with industry collaboration,” a senior professor from the university said.
Educational consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi welcomed the suggestions and called for greater mobility between academia and industry. “Engineering is in decline mainly because 60% of the current syllabus is outdated. That is why the multi-national companies now opt for online tests more, instead of visiting campuses,” he said.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:11.10.2019
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended in its report, named ‘Enabling and Enhancing University and Industry Linkages’, that universities should frame curricula and programmes to suit industry needs.
The UGC has released a draft of the report on its website and sought comments from teachers, students and researchers, to be submitted before November 22. The report said the gap between industry and academia was one of the biggest challenges impeding innovation in present times.
The working group recommended a set of measures to bridge this disconnect. It recommended industry specific research and development (R&D) schemes by setting up ‘R&D Innovation Support Centres’ at select universities in association with ministry of small and medium enterprises.
The report also suggested dedicated courses on entrepreneurship, intellectual property rights and technology commercialisation. “This will promote industry engagement in curriculum designing and give a fresh perspective to academic learning,” it said.
It also recommended introduction of a jointly funded PhD programme in which student will work on industryoriented problems, which would enhance the chance of employment.
It also wanted universities to help faculty to take up entrepreneurship. It said entrepreneurs should get funds from ‘equity-based funds and lowinterest loans’, which will help stimulate academic entrepreneurship.
Anna University and Madras University have already implemented many suggestions in the report. “Anna University already has technology innovation centres with industry collaboration,” a senior professor from the university said.
Educational consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi welcomed the suggestions and called for greater mobility between academia and industry. “Engineering is in decline mainly because 60% of the current syllabus is outdated. That is why the multi-national companies now opt for online tests more, instead of visiting campuses,” he said.
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