Srinagar- The Union Territory Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday emphasized on identifying new sectors of employment and increasing interaction with leading academicians, besides insisting that the research should reflect the reality of accelerated transformation.
“5Cs- Critical evaluation is a must for future strategy. Critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, curiosity will build an equitable and vibrant knowledge society,” the LG said.
He made these remarks while chairing the meeting of J&K Higher Education Council at Raj Bhawan, here on Wednesday.
The meeting deliberated on a range of themes like multidisciplinary education, ecosystem for research and innovation, Indian philosophy and languages, and project based learning mode, combined with needs and challenges of society.
The LG said that ‘Design Your Degree’ is one of the cornerstones of the National Education Policy-2020.
“It will promote applicative learning, skill enhancement aligned with needs of the 21st Century and provide unique opportunity to students to shape their curriculum,” he added.
Sharing the ongoing transformational journey of the education sector in J&K, Sinha said the rapid advancements in education and other sectors and the evolving needs and aspirations of the society requires contribution of learning in classrooms to changes and new solutions.
“Journey of our Amrit Kaal will not only be about degree but also about skills and values. No classroom can afford to teach subjects that are irrelevant in today’s context,” he said.
He emphasized on identifying new sectors of employment and increasing interaction with leading academicians. Research should reflect the reality of accelerated transformation, he added.
Impressing upon Universities to carry out critical evaluation and identify the strength and weakness, the LG said such a move will help to formulate suitable strategy to achieve future goals.
“Multi-disciplinary projects need to be promoted to create a vibrant environment for the youth that will engage them on Global, Economic, Social, Cultural and Technical Issues and guide them according to the changes taking place across the globe,” he said.
He further said that there are still many walls that separate the academic world and the real world.
“Until and unless we bring down those walls, until the academic world and the real world are seen as one and the same, our task will be incomplete,” he added.
The LG advised the Higher Education Council to explore various ways that can prove to be dividends for the higher education ecosystem of J&K UT.
He further advised on strengthening the alumni network; facilitating student and faculty exchange programmes and improving rankings of the Universities and other Higher Educational Institutions.
“We should study successful models of other universities like Delhi University for reforms in examination,” Sinha added.
Prof. Dinesh Singh, Vice Chairman, J&K Higher Education Council; Prof. Umesh Rai, VC, University of Jammu; Prof. Nilofer Khan, VC Kashmir University; Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, VC, IUST; Prof. Bechan Lal, VC Cluster University Jammu; Pragati Kumar, VC SMVDU; Prof. Akbar Masood, VC BGSBU; Prof. Qayyum Husain, VC Cluster University Srinagar and other members of the J&K Higher Education Council attended the meeting and also shared their valuable suggestions on ‘Design Your Degree’ an innovative program to be launched by the University of Jammu.
Prof. Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu presented a detailed overview of the ‘Design Your Degree’ Undergraduate program.
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