Prof Brij Kishore Kuthiala, Vice-Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, has been conferred with the prestigious National Education leadership Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of education.
The award was presented by the Star of The Industries Group at a function held at Hotel Taj lands End, Mumbai, on October 23. He received the award for introducing various courses in Advertising, Communication, Marketing Communication, Engineering and Technology and also encouraging research and innovation in education.
Receiving the award Prof Kuthiala said, “Today higher education faces many challenges. In future our country will have the maximum number of youth. Therefore, considering the global scenario we should design our research methods and educational activities in such a way that our youngsters can carve a unique identity for themselves globally. And for this the biggest responsibilities lies on our educational institutions.”
Innovation in higher education is the need of the hour therefore the responsibilities of our academicians have increased.
For the last four decades, Prof Kuthiala has been actively involved in the field of Communication, Mass Communication and Media Technology. He has introduced various courses related to Mass Communication, Media Technology in Kurukshetra University and Guru Jhambeshwar University, Hisar. In the last four years he has also introduced various MBA courses in Media Management, Entertainment Communication, Marketing Communication and Corporate Communication at Makhanlal University.