Haryana and Punjab Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Thursday said that higher education has capacity to convert knowledge into a tangible entity that generates wealth which would give us economic stability to address large number of our social and many other problems.
Presiding over National Summit on Higher Education for Skill Development and Employability here, he said that Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is the chairman of the Skill Development Committee constituted by Government of India. He said future of Nation depends on the quality of education which our educational institutions impart to students.
The Governor said that if our educational institutions will not impart relevant and required skill based education then we will not get desir ed results and fulfill our aim.
He said higher education in developed nations has not only gained relevance but also gained emphasis on quality in order to create skilled manpower to convert knowledge into wealth.
The Governor said inter-linkage between teaching and learning and research and development are extremely important when we talk of higher education. Teaching and learning gives us skills while research and development provides us tools for converting knowledge into wealth.He added that need of the hour is to strengthen infrastructure for teaching, learning and research work.
The Governor further said that skilling India is a prerequisite for our industry to compete in a global marketStressing upon the need to bridging the skill gap between industry requirements and academic curricula.