Meeting the Challenge of Globalised Higher Education – Integrating Technology for Global Advantage

1. Meeting the Challenge of Globalised Higher Education – Integrating Technology for Global Advantage Prof. P.B. Sharma Vice Chancellor Delhi Technological University Govt. of NCT Delhi Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

2. Higher Education in India • Gross enrolment ratio – Admission of Students from High School to College • 12.4 per hundred in India • 50 to 70 per hundred in US • Above 70 in Scandinavian Countries • 99.54 lakh students in India • 8 lakhs B.E. / B. Tech admissions pa • 40,000 M.E. / M. Tech admissions pa • 3 lakhs + MBA / PG Diploma admissions pa • 4.57 lakhs teachers • The numbers are bound to explode further in coming years, as GER in India increases from 12.4 to 30 by 2020. Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

3. 07 Challenges of the Knowledge Era • World Quality Faculty. • World Quality Curriculum Design and Delivery System. • Academic Environment to foster Synergy between Education and Research. • Tech-savvy Campuses empowered with Knowledge Infrastructure. • Global Perspective of manpower development, Research and Innovation. • Global cooperation to provide solutions to the pressing problems, both Local and Global. • Protecting interest of Man and Nature. Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

4. Meeting the Challenge ofNew Knowledge Age – The Agenda • Knowledge creation and advancement of frontiers of science and technology. • Industry relevant Human Resource Development and Research Output. • Innovations to New Product Development and Commercialization of Intellectual Property, i2IP to propel the knowledge economy. • Expanding Engineering Horizons to new territories such as Medical Engineering, Space Engineering, Green Engineering, Intelligent and Smart Micro and Nano Engineering Systems, Music Engineering, Sports Engineering, Knowledge and Wisdom Engineering, etc. Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

5. Our Strengths and Weaknesses • Strengths: • Highly inspired young minds in India’s Tech Education. • Impressive education infrastructure in great many institutions. • Qualified faculty in diversified areas. • Strong Government support and policy initiatives. • Strong private participation and industry interaction. • Weaknesses: • Shortage of qualified faculty in many institutions. • Lack of research and innovation environment. • Limited use of technology in education delivery. • Lack of global perspective. • Expansion without quality assurance. Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

6. Technology Integration for Better Outreach and Quality Improvement • Technology integration for e-governance of institutions and tech universities. • Knowledge based curriculum design. • Improving teaching effectiveness by technology integration – hybrid of e-learning and classroom teaching and other learning models. • Open source content development and delivery through internet – world class universities such as MIT, Harvard, Stanford and IITs in India have already implemented this initiative. • Connected smart classrooms for enhanced outreach and quality delivery – EDUSAT classrooms in tech universities in India to share quality faculty. Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

7. Technology Integration for Better Outreach and Quality Improvement • Technology assisted education across borders – global cooperation between U&U and U&I. • Knowledge warehouse on knowledge networks – enhanced outreach of R&D and innovations. • e-education and e-training for industrially relevant technologies. • Distributed Research Initiatives for global research connecting universities within and across borders. • Sharing of laboratories for improved quality and hands on experience – MIT i-lab initiative. Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

8. Technology Integration for Better Outreach and Quality Improvement – Curriculum Design Ref: S. Agrawal, P.B. Sharma, M. Kumar “Knowledge Management Framework for Improving Curriculum Development Processes in Technical Education”, IEEE-ICCHIT, 2008. pp 885-890.

9. DTU Initiatives EDUSAT classroom at DTU connecting 52 institutions in and around NCT of Delhi – Tech education network. DTU – a node in National Knowledge Network, 1 GHz connectivity on India’s NKN. DTU Library Portal supporting Open Source Learning and Digital Library. Smart classrooms for enhanced quality. DTU Knowledge Warehouse containing project databank, innovations, intellectual output and faculty expertise. DTU Technology Incubation Unit. Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

10. Points to Ponder • How do we assure quality of education / training through technology assisted learning and retain the joy of a live classroom. • How do we take care of the technology issues such as connectivity and network integrity and security. • Affordability of cross border deliveries, developing viable educational models of Global cooperation. • Developing faculty competence for technology assisted teaching learning environment. • Content development for quality education delivery. The Distinguished panel shall share their insight and their initiatives on the above issues. Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

11. Prof. P.B. Sharma Founder Vice Chancellor Delhi Technological University vcdtu@dce.edu www.dce.edu Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009

12. THANK YOUFor Your Precious Time Prof. P.B. Sharma, Founder Vice Chancellor, DTU – FICCI Education Summit, November 6, 2009