The Centurion University of Technology and Management organised an event at New Delhi on April 28, titled “Future Nexus – Developing Skills for Industry 4.0”, that was graced by Minister of State for External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.
Minister Singh in his speech touched upon the National Education Policy (NEP) which is expected to spur innovative out-of-box thinking, thereby generating successful startups and economic nation building.
He praised the Centurion University for its attempt to promote skill based education, production and innovation.
The Centurion University is an ideal model for the NEP in practice. It is India’s premier skill university and well-known for its skill-integrated higher education and is also an accredited Center of Excellence of the Ministry of Skill Development, Government of India.The university already has international students from eight African countries and has a marine engineering programme with ultra-modern facilities, where Nigeria is the sponsoring students. Their skill and industry integrated education would be extremely relevant for many African nations and the University wishes to invite more foreign students from Africa, said a release.