K. Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education, on Tuesday launched the Capacity Building in Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE) program through virtual means. The event included faculty staff, members of the CBDE Program Advisory Board, industry mentors, representatives from selected Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Professor Sudhir Varadarajan (CBDE Program Director), principal investigators and co-principals. attended. Investigator. The conference was attended by more than 130 participants through a virtual platform.
In his speech, Mr. K. Sanjay Murthy emphasized that the program will be driven by collaboration between industry and academia. He pointed out that industry experts actively guide and support higher education institutions (HEIs) through initiatives as part of industry-academia collaboration. Murthy acknowledged the rigorous selection process that led to the identification of 30 higher education institutions to implement the program within their institutions.
The development program will enable selected higher education institutions (HEIs) and faculty to focus on developing design and entrepreneurship within their institutions, with industry mentors providing support. The purpose is Currently, 30 higher education institutions have been selected through a selection process led by IIITDM, Kancheepuram, which will act as the nodal center for the programme. This initiative aims to develop students’ problem-solving mindset and foster creative and innovative solutions to complex challenges. In addition, step-by-step guidance from industry mentors is also provided to scale up students’ ideas. The program facilitates her one-on-one mentoring to faculty and fosters collaborative dialogue between faculty, student teams, and HEI partners under the guidance of expert mentors. By leveraging industry expertise, the program enables higher education institutions to benefit from years of work within the industry.
During the meeting, industry experts, including CBDE Program Advisory Committee Chairman Manoj Kohli and NASSCOM Chairman Debjani Ghosh, expressed optimism about the program’s outcomes. Kohli suggested ensuring alignment and support to the startups from global investors and industry during the implementation of the initiative. Mr. Ghosh emphasized the importance of fostering entrepreneurship among the youth in educational institutions. She emphasized the need for problem-solving skills in addition to the technical skills provided in traditional educational approaches to meet industry demands.
Professor V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras, said in his speech that prioritizing locally relevant challenges can help young entrepreneurs and innovators develop effective and sustainable solutions, leading to global visibility. I envisioned it as having sex.
Industry leaders, including Dr Miftahul Barbarua, president of the Assam branch of the Confederation of Indian Industry, and Chandrasekaran Balakrishnan, former chief digital data and innovation officer at Marsh McLennan Asia, said the program Strengthen the capacity of institutions (HEIs) and develop students into entrepreneurs. They noted that this allows students to devise solutions to pressing social challenges.
Prof. Sudhir Varadarajan, Program Director, IIITDM Kancheepuram, outlined the next steps and guided participating higher education institutions in implementing the program.
