Hyderabad,
Dec 22: Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has emphasized on the need to
improve quality of teaching for better standards in higher education.
Expressing
concern over the declining standards of teaching, the Governor called for
concerted efforts to improve the teaching standards and for the promotion of
research.
The
Governor, as the chief guest, was delivering the inaugural address at the
two-day seminar on “Synergizing higher education in the context of NEP-2020:
Strategies for implementation,” at the Tagore Auditorium, Osmania University
campus, here, on Wednesday.
She
stated that the teaching vacancies need to be filled on a priority basis in the
universities to improve the quality of teaching and standards.
“National
Education Policy-2020 is having a potential to transform the education system
and will pave way for India to reclaim its position as the Viswa Guru and for
this the NEP needs to be implemented in letter and spirit,” she added.
The
Governor appealed to the State governments to collaborate with the Central
government for the effective implementation of the NEP-2020 to herald global
level standards in higher education.
Dr.
Tamilisai Soundararajan stated that the NEP-2020 promotes critical thinking and
all-round innovation and will help the country emerge as the knowledge-based
economy and create an equal, equitable, accessible, and inclusive education
system.
“Indian
students are superior in their grasping power and we are respected all over the
world for our skills and talent. However, we need to think seriously as to why
are we failing to attract the foreign students to our educational institutions,
while around 10 Lakh Indian students are studying abroad,” she added.
Academic
leaders need to take the lead in creating enabling eco-system for the
implementation of the NEP-2020 and promote the multi-disciplinary education and
research.
AICTE
chairman Prof. Anil Saharsa Buddhe, who delivered the keynote speech at the
inaugural, outlined the core principles of the NEP-2020 and stated that it
would pave way for inclusive, equitable, accountable, and accessible learning.
He
emphasized on the role of teachers and all other stakeholders in the
implementation of this transformative educational policy.
Telangana
State Council of Higher Education Chairman Prof. R. Limbadri, Central
University of Karnataka Vice-Chancellor Prof. Bhattu Satyanarayana, ABRSM
national president Prof. JP Singhal, and Osmania University Vice-Chancellor
Prof. D. Ravinder were among others who spoke at the inaugural session. Prof.
N. Kishan was the convener of the two-day seminar.
-Press note
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