Date : 18th December 2014
Venue : ICSSR Complex, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Participants :
1. Mr. Ajay Davessar, VP & Global Head Corporate Communications, HCL Technologies
2 trouver le viagra. Mr. H.S. Bawa, Industrial Co-ordinator, Center for Industrial Liasion & Placement (CILP), Thapar University
3. Mr. Pankaj Bharti, Senior Associate Consultant, Infosys Ltd., Chandigarh
4. Prof. B.B. Singh, Chief Scientific Advisor (Industrial and Scientific Organizations), Member of R&D Business Cell, BHU and Chairman of Innovation Committee IIT BHU
5. Dr. Sameer Goel, Past Chairman CII Chandigarh Council and Practice Manager, Infosys, Chandigarh.
6. Dr. Sudhakar Sagi, Aston University, U.K
7. Mr. Amit Sinha, Association of Colleges (AoC), U.K
8. Mr. Pratap K. Aggarwal, M.D IDS Infotech, Chandigarh
9. Prof. R.M.K. Sinha, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan
Recommendations :
1. It is imperative to have people from the Industry on the Advisory board of Academic Institutes and vice versa.
2. Feedback from the Industries (after Campus recruitments) should be taken into account and the shortcomings so observed should be fulfilled by lectures delivered by Industry experts.
3. The Academic curriculum needs to be supplemented with the Industry modules. The Industries should present case studies to the Institutes to be included in classroom teaching. This would enable the students to perceive and work towards a real life problem.
4. A system, enabling the entrepreneurs to regularly interact with the faculty and students should be developed.
5. The Alumni network should be tapped for enhancing soft skills development, entrepreneurship and job opportunities.
6. Academia should perceive Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME’s) on equal footing since they have the capacity to train and hire a large number of manpower.
7. The heads of the Academic / Research Institutes should encourage the young faculty/ researchers to go on short sabbaticals in the industry.
8. Industries having collaborations with the Institute such as Guest faculty/ Adjunct faculty or organize workshops etc. should be given first preference while hiring students.
9. The Industry should be encouraged to set up research facilities on the Campus Institutes and offer research fellowships to the students.
10. The private sector should look at Higher education as an investment/ Corporate Social Responsibility. They should take advantage of tax incentives that are being offered by the Government.
11. A core knowledge group comprising of officials of Industry, Govt. and the Academia should be formed for devising modules for updating technological advancements and setting up of Knowledge Centers.
12. The Academic sector should seek the help of CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM etc. to enhance the links between Industry and Academia by facilitating joint research projects and workshops.
