EmergingTrendsInTechnicalEducation-FutureChallenges.ppt

Prof. M.U. Deshpande, IITB Emerging Trends In TechnicalEducation- Future Challenges St. Vincent Palloti College of Engineering and Technology Nagpur 24 th July 2005 Prof. M. U. Deshpande Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Greatest Achievements: 20th Century Electrification Automobile Airplane Water Supply Electronics Radio TV Agriculture Mechanization Computers Telephone Air conditioner Refrigeration Highways Spacecraft Internet Imaging Household Appliances Health Technology Petroleum/Petrochemicals Laser Fibre Optics Nuclear Technology High performance materials Global Higher Education Trillion Dollar today MIT alone has annual budget of $ 1+ Billion; Tutgers 1.5 Billion Growing fast thanks to knowledge economy Major US Institutions opening up campuses around the world (may even be in India after 2005) Australia with laser sharp focus is reaping the benefits in India China Interesting numbers – 65,000 Indian students to USA, 65,000 to rest of the world (2002) with $ 30K per student is 3+ Billion dollars of “lost opportunity” Indian Higher Education A million students in engineering alone Except a handful of Institutions many do not have a “mind share” and naturally no “market share” Public Private partnership is the viable model Too much central control makes them not play the card well; not striving towards excellence; “output” control lacking but full of “input” control; many weak institutions are not allowed to “die”; we need to grow still; not a single world-scale Institution Opportunities for Indian Higher Education Can be “guru” to the world; world’s education hub; teaching back office; Software industry success “trio” (Q+Q+E) applies to higher education too Need to act quickly At least start with IT Education; extend to others (software industry started with core software; today extends to ITES, Design, Publishing, Medicine ….) Technical Education Key Societal Enabler Able and Competent Human R