The six-day-long faculty development programme (FDP-II) under TEQIP-II successfully concluded on Saturday. The last day started with a session by Prof Sajal Dasgupta, Director, Technical Education, Government of West Bengal. He stressed upon developing and maintaining industry-institute relationship as a long-term strategy that results in academic excellence in technical education.
Industry-institute partnership sounds better and holistic but does not grow in reality. The gap exists due to relative difference in perspectives of educational institutes and industry.
Institutes look at general development of students that will give them a wide range of opportunities and choices, while industries work for employees with specific skill who will fit directly into their system. Developing effective synergies between research in the Universities and their application in and utilization by the Industry to the mutual advantage of both the systems was stressed by Prof. Dasgupta.
Professor BS Sahay, director IIM Raipur, in his interaction with all the participants during the valedictory function, urged the participants to try to implement all the learnings made during the six day FDP. Faculty should transform to become good managers and leaders through these FDP’s under TEQIP-II. Participants were suggested to address all the constraints during the implementation of the learnings made during the FDP.
The joint research initiatives made by the participants were well appreciated. Dasgupta requested all the engineering institutions to take the help of FDPs being organized by IIM Raipur, which will help to change the mindset of people to bring broader thinking for the betterment of institutions.