In its endeavour to contribute towards the promotion of excellence and quality teaching of technical institutions, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Raipur is organising a six-day Faculty Development Programme under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) II at Hotel VW Canyon from July 13-18 this year.This is a seventh programme the institute is organising since 2014-15, according to an institute Press release issued here on Sunday.The programme is being conducted under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), Government of India, which has initiated the second phase of TEQIP for faculty members of higher educational institutes.IIM-Raipur has been entrusted by the MHRD with the objectives of highlighting the importance of world-class technical education, identifying the gaps and lacunae in the present system, processes and infrastructure and evolving the benchmarks for the delivery of education and resources management.
The series of programmes is an outcome of learning of two-day conclave organized by Indian Institute of Management Raipur in May 2014.This 7th Faculty Development Programme will be attended by 29 participants comprising of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor from engineering colleges across the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Odisha.This Faculty Development Programme is centered on various themes, namely Achieving Academic Excellence, Adapting to fast changing needs, Participant Centered learning, Assesing self strength and weakness, Teaching, learning Process, Publishing in top class journals, Preparing for accreditation and Washington accord, Managing Academic Resources, Industry Networking and Career Options for Students.More such programmes shall be organised for faculty members, heads of institutions and administrative officials of the engineering colleges.