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CII Higher Education Conclave
Name of event : 2nd Edition of CII Higher Education Conclave Visakhapatnam
Place : Visakhapatnam
Date : 6 October 2017

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Mr J S R K Prasad, Chairman, CII Andhra Pradesh & Chief Executive Officer, Better Castings; Ms Mei-kwei Barker, Director- South India, British Council; Mr Pravin Kumar, IAS, District Collector & Magistrate, Visakhapatnam; Mr Ninad Karpe, Chairman, CII Western Region & Managing Director and CEO, Aptech Ltd; Capt V V M Krishna, Lead Convenor – HR & CSR Panel, CII Andhra Pradesh State Council & Managing Director, IMIS Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd; Mr G S Shiv Kumar, Co-Chairman, CII Southern Region Task Force on MSME & International Linkages, Immediate Past Chairman, CII Andhra Pradesh & CEO, Maple Software Pvt Ltd; and Mr B Srinivas Satish, Head, CII Visakhapatnam Zone.

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Visakhapatnam Zone organised its Second Edition of Higher Education Conclave with the theme “Higher Education & Skilling: Quality, Governance & Innovation” here today.

Speaking at the inaugural Session of the Conclave Mr. Pravin Kumar, Visakhapatnam District Collector said that there is a need to create synergy between industries and institutes to improve the quality of higher education in Andhra Pradesh.

Ms Mei Kwei Barker, Director, South India, British Counsel felt that Quality, Governance and Innovation in higher education in India has an enormous scope. Mr. J S R K Prasad, Chairman of CII Andhra Pradesh has stressed on inquisitive questioning which makes them more knowledgeable leading to innovative ideas.

Mr. Ninad Karpe, Chairman CII western Region, has mentioned the problems like improper financing lack of technology, lack of proper model of higher education etc faced by education system in India. He also converged on the use of latest technologies like Artificial Intelligence (ASIMO-Japanese Robot).He also insisted on investing more in R&D and a deeper collaboration of industry and colleges.

Mr K. Pavan Krishna, CEO Vignan Group of Educational Institutions, Visakhapatnam, illuminated on the challenges and strategies for developing partnership between institutes and industries. Further, he emphasized on the point that the institute-industry gap can be filled through symbiosis.

Mr Venkat R Bonam, Delivery Project Executive, IBM-India, highlighted on current challenges, Current trends and expectations and characteristics in IT field in relevance to Institute level education.

Mr Dinesh Chandra Kandwal, Director- HR, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, has pointed on importance of students readiness to industries and on the significance of courtesy and social skills. He also elucidated on practical exposure rather than theoretical knowledge by aligning with the industry needs.

Mr. G S Shiv Kumar, Immediate Past Chairman, CII Andhra Pradesh appreciated the students participation in the conclave and demanded attention towards practical education and increase in industry academia interaction. Mr RVS Rudraraju, Vice Chairman, CII Andhra Pradesh has proposed the vote of thanks.

The conclave was well attended by members from Educational Institution, members from Industries and media.

 
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