Meeting the Challenge ofGlobalised Higher Education –

Integrating Technology for Global Advantage

Prof. P.B. SharmaVice Chancellor

Delhi Technological UniversityGovt. of NCT Delhi

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

Higher Education in India Gross enrolment ratio – Admission of Students from

High School to College 12.4 per hundred in India 50 to 70 per hundred in US Above 70 in Scandinavian Countries

99.54 lakh students in India 8 lakhs B.E. / B. Tech admissions pa 40,000 M.E. / M. Tech admissions pa 3 lakhs + MBA / PG Diploma admissions pa 4.57 lakhs teachers The numbers are bound to explode further in

coming years, as GER in India increases from 12.4 to 30 by 2020.

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

• World Quality Faculty.• World Quality Curriculum Design and Delivery System.• Academic Environment to foster Synergy between

Education and Research.• Tech-savvy Campuses empowered with Knowledge

Infrastructure.• Global Perspective of manpower development,

Research and Innovation.• Global cooperation to provide solutions to the pressing

problems, both Local and Global.• Protecting interest of Man and Nature.

07 Challenges of the Knowledge Era

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

Meeting the Challenge ofNew Knowledge Age – The

Agenda• Knowledge creation and advancement of frontiers of

science and technology.• Industry relevant Human Resource Development and

Research Output.• Innovations to New Product Development and

Commercialization of Intellectual Property, i2IP to propel the knowledge economy.

• Expanding Engineering Horizons to new territories such as Medical Engineering, Space Engineering, Green Engineering, Intelligent and Smart Micro and Nano Engineering Systems, Music Engineering, Sports Engineering, Knowledge and Wisdom Engineering, etc.

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

Our Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths:• Highly inspired young minds in India’s Tech Education.• Impressive education infrastructure in great many institutions.• Qualified faculty in diversified areas.• Strong Government support and policy initiatives.• Strong private participation and industry interaction.

Weaknesses:• Shortage of qualified faculty in many institutions.• Lack of research and innovation environment.• Limited use of technology in education delivery.• Lack of global perspective.• Expansion without quality assurance.

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

Technology Integration for Better Outreach and Quality Improvement

• Technology integration for e-governance of institutions and tech universities.

• Knowledge based curriculum design.• Improving teaching effectiveness by technology integration

– hybrid of e-learning and classroom teaching and other learning models.

• Open source content development and delivery through internet – world class universities such as MIT, Harvard, Stanford and IITs in India have already implemented this initiative.

• Connected smart classrooms for enhanced outreach and quality delivery – EDUSAT classrooms in tech universities in India to share quality faculty.

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

Technology Integration for Better Outreach and Quality Improvement

• Technology assisted education across borders – global cooperation between U&U and U&I.

• Knowledge warehouse on knowledge networks – enhanced outreach of R&D and innovations.

• e-education and e-training for industrially relevant technologies.

• Distributed Research Initiatives for global research connecting universities within and across borders.

• Sharing of laboratories for improved quality and hands on experience – MIT i-lab initiative.

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

Technology Integration for Better Outreach and Quality Improvement – Curriculum Design

Ref: S. Agrawal, P.B. Sharma, M. Kumar “Knowledge Management Framework for Improving Curriculum Development Processes in Technical Ref: S. Agrawal, P.B. Sharma, M. Kumar “Knowledge Management Framework for Improving Curriculum Development Processes in Technical Education”, IEEE-ICCHIT, 2008. pp 885-890.Education”, IEEE-ICCHIT, 2008. pp 885-890.

DTU Initiatives

• EDUSAT classroom at DTU connecting 52 institutions in and around NCT of Delhi – Tech education network.

• DTU – a node in National Knowledge Network, 1 GHz connectivity on India’s NKN.

• DTU Library Portal supporting Open Source Learning and Digital Library.

• Smart classrooms for enhanced quality.• DTU Knowledge Warehouse containing project databank,

innovations, intellectual output and faculty expertise.• DTU Technology Incubation Unit.

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

Points to Ponder• How do we assure quality of education / training through

technology assisted learning and retain the joy of a live classroom.

• How do we take care of the technology issues such as connectivity and network integrity and security.

• Affordability of cross border deliveries, developing viable educational models of Global cooperation.

• Developing faculty competence for technology assisted teaching learning environment.

• Content development for quality education delivery.

The Distinguished panel shall share their insight and their initiatives on the above issues.

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

Prof. P.B. SharmaFounder Vice Chancellor

Delhi Technological Universityvcdtu@dce.edu

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Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

THANK YOUFor Your Precious Time

Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009