Higher and Technical Education: Book of Knowledge [Hardcover]

The authors, from world experience, offer new visions of new world to the Indian higher and technical education. In knowledge driven economy, they identify weaknesses and prescribe innovation, creativity, commercial exploitation of research, VCF and essentially spin off new technology based firms, which are the present day deficiencies of Indian economy. The authors state that to be able to make education compatible to globalization, institutions should be enterprising. They should adopt new organizational innovations like Technology Incubator, Research Park, Patent centre, Entrepreneurship centre, as integral components, which when implemented will contribute to India's international competitiveness besides employment. The authors prescribe “dream big” for universities and colleges. The governance and leadership should envision knowledge generation, and knowledge diffusion. The institutions should now adapt to corporate development, and help industry to win. People demand world class education. How can this be provided? The book explains in detail. About The Author:- Prof B M Naik, is founder principal of Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, at Nanded. He was dean engineering for several years. He is a civil engineer by profession, published five books and more than one hundred articles. One of his papers was awarded prize by the Institution of Engineers [India]. Mrs W S Kandlikar is a post graduate in electronics. She works for DOEACC institute at Aurangabad. She teaches post graduate classes and guides students to produce new products and processes. Her experience has enriched the book especially in respect of innovation and entrepreneurship. Contents:- Preface • Autonomy Policy for Higher Education in a Changing World • Changing Role of Higher and Technical Education Under Globalization Pressures • Gap Analysis between Indian Institutes and Their Counterparts Abroad • Privatization of Technical Education Identification of Risk Factors and Their Management-Making Education Affordable • India Dreams To Build A Knowledge Society • Continuing Engineering Education (CEE) • Management Education for Inservice Engineers • Training And Development of Professors New Approaches • Science and Technology - ‘Guru Killy’ For The Development of Any Backward Region Like Say Marathwada • Needed - Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher and Technical Education Institutes for Employment Generation • Operating Manual For Systems Improvement in An Educational Institute • Private Universities - End of Monopoly Regime • Quality Assurance System in Higher and Technical Education • Science Park Valuable Tool To Tap Knowledge • Expanding Horizons in Higher and Technical Education To adopt new visions of new world A Challenge • Strategic Planning – A New Tool For Creative Management of Institutes • Find a Worthy Purpose and Means Will Follow • Performance Planning and Appraisal: Why and How? • Students Need to Acquire Innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills for Global Competitiveness • Engineering Education: Where And How It Should Reach • India Needs Industry Oriented Technical Universities to Win in World Economy • Higher Education : Lessons From Japan • A Case for Initiatives in Technology Transfer • Innovation and Technology Transfer Practices and Policies in Germany Lessions of Experience • Technology Revolution How To Make Most • Technical Education for Tomorrow • The Challenge of Globalization for Indian Universities • Vision 2020 and Institutes of Technical Education • Conclusion • Bibliography • Index. The Title 'Higher and Technical Education: Book of Knowledge written/authored/edited by B.M. Naik &', published in the year 2010. The ISBN 9788121210881 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 422 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Education. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-