To enhance the availability of skilled manpower in the State, Punjab Government is holding ‘Technical Education and Skill Development Summit 2014’ on February 8.
“We wish to showcase quality initiatives taken by the department to promote technical education in Punjab at this summit. Besides, it should also serve as perfect platform for exhibiting potential and achievements of the technical institutions in the State,” said the State Minister-in-charge Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training Madan Mohan Mittal.
He said, “We intend to make Punjab a global hub of higher education so that it can attract investment and students from other States and countries. This has been our long-term endeavor.”
The summit, organised by Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training, would be inaugurated by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Punjab Technical University vice-chancellor Dr Rajneesh Arora added that the State has all the means required to emerge as a winner on global higher education map and such summits shall help this cause.
The inaugural session of the Summit is expected to be attended by various
dignitaries and students from different PTU affiliated colleges across Punjab besides technical universities from other States which would be followed by detailed session on challenges and opportunities in the field of technical education.
The Summit organisers have invited participation from University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Technical Education Council (AICTE), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), National Association of Software and Services Companies
(NASSCOM), Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) as well.