International Cooperation in Engineering Education in India V. Thanikachalam, B.E., M.Tech., Ph.D., M.S., FIE., FIGS.,
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s Vision (First Prime Minster of India) “India regards science and technology as one of the keys to tackle the specific problems of poverty and backwardness”.
“The only way India could catch up the
development is by having trained scientific and technical manpower”
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Indian Institutes of Technologies (IITs) Institutes of national importance by an act of Parliament Fully financed by Government of India All IITs are under IIT Council for all policy decisions Each IIT is governed by a Board of Governors All academic decisions are taken by the senate 3
Indian Institutes of Technologies (first five IITs) IIT – Kharaghpur 1951 IIT – Bombay (Mumbai)
Collaboration with UNESCO United Nations Technical Assistance Program (1958-69) & USSR ( 1966-69)
IIT – Madras ( Chennai) IIT – Kanpur
Collaboration with Germany
IIT – Delhi
USA [Consortium of nine American universities] Collaboration with UK 4
Establishment of 8 New IITs in other regions (2008-2012) Additional IITs in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan There would be one IIT in each state in the next five years.
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Governing of IITs Through IIT Council headed by the Minister of Human Resource Development for policy decisions Autonomous Board of Governors headed by a eminent chairman for all administrative decisions Senate headed by the Director of the Institute for all academic decisions 6
Programs of IITs B.Tech, M.Tech., M.S ( Research) Ph.D in Engineering and Technology M.Sc and Ph.D in Applied Science M.B.A or its equivalent Finishing schools Other interdisciplinary graduate programs and dual degree programs 7
International Collaborations of IITs MoUs with various global universities Faculty and student exchange Joint research programs Joint initiatives in planning seminars and conferences Development of global programs
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Innovative Programs of IIT Madras (Chennai) IIT-Madras Research Park (Promoting innovation, identifying innovations for commercial development, creating physical infrastructure & support systems for R&D, incubating entrepreneurial ventures, and facilitating networking with professional resources) 9
R & D Focus of IIT Madras Double the intake of PhD scholars ( from 200 to 400) Improvement of resources for research Industry funded R & D Revamp the interdisciplinary curricula Bilateral exchange of programmes for students Joint PhD programmes 10
World Ranking of IIT Madras QS World University Ranking – 312 QS Asia- 45
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IIT Bombay’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Park Collaborators –Department of Science and Technology, National Entrepreneurship Network, & Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Incubation of ideas Hiring international faculty 12
IIT Varanasi [Banarus Hindu University] Industry based projects Practice-theory-practice
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IIT Hyderabad’s Virtual Class Room Flipped classroom Focus on research and development MOOCs
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IIT Delhi’s Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer Technology Interface Business Incubation Techno-Managerial & Infrastructure Support Funding data source for the bridgecapital for the start-ups Networking with venture companies 15
IIT Kanpur’s Innovation and Incubation Center Incubation to try out a novel technological ideas Up gradation to a commercial proposition Scaling up a lab proven concepts Setting up a technology business enterprise 16
Increased Faculty Entrepreneurship as one of the core courses Corporate tie-up Develop right people with adequate tech and soft skills Creating faculty base Ramp up the number of Ph D Scholars Encourage technology based 17 innovations
IIT Bombay’s Multidisciplinary Centers Industrial design Computer aided design Nanotechnology and Nano electronics Resources engineering Technology alternatives for rural areas Analytical instruments
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IIT Kharagpur’s Interdisciplinary Programs Science and Technology Entrepreneur's Park (STEP) Extension Center in Kolkata Other graduate programs: Master of Human Resource Management, Master of Medical Sciences Technology, Master of City Planning, LLB in Intellectual Property Law, PG Dip in Marine Operation and Management 19
Contributions of IIT Graduates to USA More than 100000 are working in Silicon valley, California, USA Several hundreds are heading up American Companies Responsible for 15 % of the high tech start ups Serving senior positions in several Fortune 500 companies 25% of graduates have started 20 numerous companies
US House Resolution 227, April 26, 2005 Authored by Congressman Tom Davis, Virginia Republican Heaped kudos on the IITs and the contribution of alumni to American Society and economy State of Maryland and Virginia have declared May as IIT month Serving as deans and professors in several best universities 21
Anna University- Chennai State Technical University established in 1978 Affiliates more than 575 engineering colleges 4 Main campuses in Chennai 5 University Colleges 4 Zonal Centers in the state 30 Research Centers in the Chennai 22 campus
Significant Centers of Anna University Ocean Management Crystal Growth Nano Science and Technology Remote Sensing Biotechnology Urban Energy Climate Change & Adaptation Research 23
Obama-Singh Initiatives US-India Institutional Partnership Grants Strengthening the collaboration and building partnerships between American and Indian institutions of higher Edn. Energy, sustainable development, climate change, environmental studies, education, public health, community development, and innovation 24
National Institutes of Technology (NITs) One in each state Now all the seats are filled through national entrance examination Existing 15 Regional Engineering Colleges were converted into N I T s Now Deemed to be universities Fast growing technology institutes 25
National Institutes of Technical Teachers Training and Research Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai & Kolkata Think tanks for technical education Now they are termed as N I T T T R s Train the faculty of technical education Assist central and state governments in planning technical education programs Conduct global programs sponsored by MoEA and MoF Would be elevated to Institutes of National Importance in due course 26
International Co-operation Institutes of National Importance Deemed to be Universities Collaboration in Research Studies Faculty Exchange Student Exchange
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Desirability Regional and International Cooperation in the Development of Higher Education in Science and Technology.
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Institute as visualized by the Ministry of HRD Serve India in its needs of providing high quality manpower for industry. Be a source of high caliber scientific manpower required for research, design and development both in the public sector and in the private sector industries
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Unique Example Useful utilization of foreign assistance for the development of technical education in India. Should be able to adopt and adapt the assistance received for Indian situation. Produce technical manpower of high caliber. Undertake a large number of projects sponsored by various industries and government. 30
Expected Contribution Significant solutions to the problems in defense, electronics, environment, energy. Inter-disciplinary Approach. Studies in the estimation, survey and development of national resources. In-house research programs for the application of remotely-sensed data. 31
Contribution of Advanced Centre for Research in Electronics Signal processing. Embedded Technology Antennae and microwave magnetic materials. Development of materials for magnetic bubble devices and micro processor based thick film driver circuit for diode phase shifter. Work in frontier areas.
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IIT Energy System Programs Integrated approach to the problems of energy conversion. Energy management.
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IITs’ Achievements Power Metallurgy Offshore Engineering Laser Systems Biomedical Engineering
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Benefits of the Great Advances Reaching the millions of countrymen and global populations Improvement in living conditions. Finding engineering and technological solutions for societal problems. Alleviating the poor economic conditions of people. Transferring the research results or new technology to the industry and rural areas. 35
Government of India Commitment to the importance of technology development and self-reliance. Promote all efforts for the development of indigenous technology appropriate to national priorities and resources.
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International Cooperation Develop expertise for fulfilling the national aspirations of providing a higher quality of life to its people. Prefer endogenous mobility to exogenous one. Establishment of research programs with international universities Faculty exchange 37
Indian Economy in 1970s Indian economy and industry including R&D have not matured to a large extent. They are not expanding fast enough to completely absorb this high level scientific group.
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Indian Economy in 2012-2017 Joined the WTO and globalized its economy in 1991 R&D is maturing fast. Leading MNCs started establishing research and development centers in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai The shortages of the research personnel is felt in the higher education and industrial design centers 39
Consultancy – Two way flow Education institutions and research establishments should be attracting back the scientists and engineers who are serving the oversea industries and universities as South Korea and Honk Kong have done Teaching and research establishments must accommodate risk taking and decision making and the rewards that go with it. Participation in the integrated rural development and establishment of skill development centers for the modern industries Correction of social and spatial imbalances. 40
Indian Government Encourages such international cooperation and collaboration in higher education and establishment of industries through FDI Between the developed and developing countries. Between the developing countries themselves. Indian government assists the other nations in developing executives in education 41
NITTTR Chennai’s Contribution Overseas executive development programs under Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Finance Under Special African Assistance Program (SCAAP), Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), and Technical Cooperation Scheme of Colombo Plan 42
Overseas Executive Development Programs of NITTTR-Chennai Advanced certificate courses Curriculum design and instructional materials development Human Resource Development Technical Education Program Planning Women Development
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Executive Development Programs of NITTTR-Chennai Water testing Video Program Development Environment Protection and Sustainable Development GIS and its application Computer Applications in Education
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Country Specific Programs
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Training the Vietnamese technical teachers of Vinh Phu Paper mills’ Vocational School
Trained 15 teachers in preparing industry relevant vocational curricula and instructional design under the SCAN Management, Sweden
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Engineering Education According to Dr. Malcom Adiseshiah Last rampart holding on to human capital as a continuant to the country’s economic development and growth. Holding aloft of the torch of human capital formation. Meet the demands for democratization. Moving away from the system of meritocracy and social selection syndrome. Whether any process of equalization is in conflict with the canons of excellence? In exorable commitment to equalize access to I I Ts. Movement to consultancy and industrial fields.
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German Cooperation (GTZ) for I T Is Development of appropriate instructional materials for ITI programs through workshops. Publication through publishers. Translation of course materials into regional languages. Global Distribution of learning packages
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Canada India Institutional Cooperation Project for Polytechnics (CIICP) Bottom up approach in planning Collaboration with the Association of Canadian Community Colleges Training the faculty in India and Canada Focus on Continuing Education, Environment and Women Development
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World Bank Assisted Projects in Technician Education (I, II, & III) Capacity Expansion Quality Improvement Efficiency Improvement
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TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement) Projects Under World Bank Assistance for Engineering Colleges and Polytechnics Focused on the Research and Development Improving the high end contributions to industrial product development and problem solving through sponsored research
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UNDP in Technician Education Development of the Polytechnics. Research Orientation. Media Development. Evaluation.
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Government of India Initiatives to assist other developing countries Ministry of External Affairs SCAAP ITEC
Ministry of Finance TCS
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Colombo Plan Staff College for Technical Education, Manila, Philippines In-country Programs Regional Programs in Asian countries Programs in Manila, Philippines
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IIT Faculty Development Programs Master degree and PhD for the Engineering College Faculty through AICTE’s Quality Improvement Program Continuing Education Programs for updating the content knowledge Curricula for engineering education Skill cum Technology Development Programs 55
SRM (Private) University One of the Private Universities [Sec. 3 of the UGC Act] Three campuses in Chennai, Trichy, Delhi and Sikkim. Colleges in Engineering, Management, Medicine, Science, and Humanities Net worked with many universities in USA, UK, Japan ,France, Germany, Sweden. 56
Significant Departments of SRM (Private)University Nuclear science and engineering Biotechnology Biomedical engineering Bioinformatics Genetic engineering Physics and nanotechnology
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Global Standards Global standards in manufacturing Use of modern precision manufacturing equipment Total Quality Management in Education National Vocational Qualification Framework (NVEQF)
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Regional Competitiveness Development of human capital to attract and sustain global industries. Establishing innovation centers for undertaking joint research and development projects High end technical education programs focusing on the needed competencies
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Agenda for 2012-2017 According to Ministry of Human Resource Development initiatives will be taken for globalization of higher education Accredited Foreign institutes will be approved to start their campus in India Indian institutes will be permitted to develop joint programs with foreign universities Indian institutes will be permitted to start offshore campuses
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Growth of Engineering Colleges and Students 3800 colleges, still increasing 1.7 million students per year Acceleration in IT industry and manufacturing
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Deceleration in Indian Economy (2008-13) Low demand for engineers in IT, and Manufacturing Shortage of qualified engineering faculty Fast capacity expansion Shortage of industry relevant curricula Increased cost of establishment of quality colleges 62
Vacant Seats in Engineering More than100,000 in Tamil Nadu 70,000 in M P 50,000 in Maharashtra 7,800 in Gujarat Placements are very low Salaries for engineers are low Engineering colleges for sale ! 63
Investment in High Quality Education Hiring high quality faculty Developing multidisciplinary programs Better participation of industries in curriculum development and implementation Focus on industry relevant curriculum Desirable high end competencies 64
Positive Impact of Globalization‌ Innovative Products for Global Consumption Global Market Share
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Now Indian Engineering Education has been Globalized !
You are welcomed to collaborate !! 66