| Friday, February 08 , 2008
Education system needs drastic changes, says Vice-Chancellor
SALEM: The education system in the country needs drastic changes
in teaching-learning methodologies, curriculum design and infrastructure
to meet the challenges posed by globalisation, Anna University-Chennai
Vice-Chancellor D. Viswanathan has said.
Emphasis on quality
Inaugurating the symposium on the impact of globalisation in
higher education organised by the Departments of Commerce and
Economics, Periyar University, here on Thursday, he called upon
the Indian institutions to put more emphasise on the quality
of education and strengthen the infrastructure to compete with
foreign educational institutions.
Education would soon be modernised for knowledge-based economy.
The old traditional models of working, professional values and
notion of public service would become obsolete in the context
of global competition, he pointed out.
Stating that the Government of India was aware of the emerging
new global scenario posing unprecedented challenges to the education
system, the Vice-Chancellor hoped for a major restructuring
of higher education system in the country.
Tremendous cooperation was needed between public and private
sectors in global, national and regional levels to address the
challenges posed by globalisation, he added
Traditional models
On the use of information and communication technologies in
education, he pointed out that the traditional models of classroom
teaching might become obsolete in a networked, constantly changing
society.
There was a demand for creation of new networked educational
organisations including global virtual universities, virtual
schools and multinational educational consortium, Mr. Viswanathan
said.
Periyar University Vice-Chancellor M. Thangaraju presided. Department
heads S. Rajendran and A. Jeyakumar also spoke.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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