The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur is organizing six-day ‘Faculty Development Program’ (FDP) for faculty members under Technical Education Improvement Program (TEQIP)-II here beginning on Monday.
This is the Eleventh program the institute is organizing for the period 2014-16, an institute press release issued here on Sunday stated.
The program is being conducted under the aegis of Union Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) 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 12 programs is an outcome of learning of two-day conclave organized by IIM, Raipur in May 2014.
This 11th Faculty Development Program from November 16-21, 2015 will be attended by 25 participants comprising of Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors from engineering colleges across the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra Gujarat Karnataka Tamil Nadu Bihar, Telangana, Puducherry and Kerla.
This Faculty Development Program is centered on various themes, namely-- Achieving Academic Excellence Adapting to fast changing needs Participant Centered Assessing Self, Strength and weakness, Improving Teaching, learning Process, Publishing in top class journals, learning and Understanding Institutional Needs and Communication, Preparing for accreditation and Washington accord and Managing People and other Resources, Industry Networking and Career Options for Students.
More such programs shall be organized for Faculty Members, Heads of Institutions and Administrative Officials of the Engineering Colleges, it stated.