Transcript Higher Education & Knowledge Economy

Higher Education &
Knowledge Economy
Leveraging Strengths & Opportunities
Arun Nigavekar
21st Century
There is
• Link between Knowledge and
Education and hence
• Premium for Relevant and Quality
Education.
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UGCs’ New Initiatives
Making Degree more Relevant and
that of Quality
The New Learning
Paradigm
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1.
Create Seamless Education Environment.
What does This means?
Blend Conventional & Distance Learning
system.
2. Blend Face-to-Face, Video Conferencing,
Multi-media and e-Learning.
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The Purpose
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Redefine and Reemphasize the
meaning of
1. Learning and
2. Understanding.
• This would bring new strength to
Education-Knowledge-Economy link.
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Enhancing Relevance
• Clubbed Education.
• Degree + Utility Oriented Education
in Parallel Mode.
• 3+1 Structure, Last Year in Allied
Professional Subject.
• Two Degrees at the end of Four
Years.
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Enhancing Quality
• ICT is integrated in Teaching and R &
D.
• Intensive Teacher Training through
Academic Staff Colleges & University
Departments.
• Created UGCINFONET; Connectivity
to Universities & Colleges.
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Economy & Jobs
Knowledge to Wealth
Economy : Shift
• The composition of GDP is under
going a change.
• Shift towards Service Sector.
• Almost 60 to 70 % of GDP, in
developed nations, is linked to
Service Sector.
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Ageing Countries
Developed Countries face ;
1. Reduced Fertility Rate : 1.3 or less.
2. Improved Life Style : Live Longer.
Effect :
1. More Senior Citizens.
2. Reduced Work Force.
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Indian Economy
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GDP composition is changing.
Service Sector is on rise.
Job/Entrepreneurship spectrum is
widening & variety is expanding.
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Few Projections
1. Indian IT/ITeS market (Y 2012)*
• IT Exports
55 Billion $.
• ITeS Exports
64 Billion $.
• Domestic IT Services 29 Billion $.
2.AIMA projection : Y 2020.
40 Million jobs, 200 Billion $ Annual Revenue
with 5.5% GDP Growth.
* Dept. IT, GoI, 2003.
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What is in Demand?
• A new economic environment require
“Knowledge Empowered” Men &
Women.
• Graduates with sound fundamentals,
Good analytical abilities, Clear logic
and Allied & Appropriate Utility
Skills.
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NSTEDB : Institutional
Mechanism
• Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC).
• Science & Technology Development (STED)
Project.
• Science & Technology Development Parks
(STEP).
• Technology Business Incubators (TBI).
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EDC : Objectives
1. Create entrepreneurial culture.
2. Foster better linkages : Academic
Institutions, Industries & R and D
Institutions.
3. Promote Small & Medium Enterprise.
Functions are defined to fulfill the
Objectives.
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UGCINFONET
Infrastructure
• Communication Backbone : 8 Mbps to
be upgraded to 1 Gbps.
• Varied band width given to
Universities : 528 Kbps to 2Mbps.
• Campus LAN.
• Free access to Students & Teachers.
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NASSCOM
• Members involved in core and BPO
business.
• Global Presence.
• Expanding Indian Market.
• India specific outsourcing.
• Looking for Skilled human power at various
levels.
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UGC, DST & NASSCOM
• Knowledge based enterprises through
EDC’s on campuses & in colleges : 40 in
2004-05.
• IBM knowledge factory, Bangalore & UGC :
e-content development incubators : 5
educational multimedia resource centers.
• IBM & UGC : e-content enterprise in CEC,
New Delhi.
• Intel & Microsoft : teacher training, econtent.
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Benefits
• Degrees, especially General Degrees,
become Relevant.
• Capacity Building in Youths : Conversion of
Knowledge to Wealth.
• Earn while Learn.
• Industries get access to continuous source
of fresh & fertile minds.
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Target
• Twenty five Campuses.
• Few Autonomous Colleges/ Colleges with
Potential for Excellence.
• Thrust at Remote Areas.
Apart from boosting Entrepreneurship,
there would be geographic economic
advantage spread.
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