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Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday highlighted the importance of lifelong learning skills and community engagement for higher education institutions. The LG chaired the 36th meeting of the Executive Council of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University at Raj Bhavan.
The Executive Council discussed several important academic and administrative issues and gave in-principle approval to various agenda points presented during the meeting.
The Lieutenant Governor directed the University to comprehensively review various important initiatives and programs to meet the objectives of the National Education Policy-2020 and regularly update the curriculum to transform SMVDU into a premier educational institution at the national level.
He highlighted the need for dedicated focus on lifelong learning skills and community engagement, increase in enrolment, industry collaboration and networking, skill enhancement through short-term courses, research, innovation and incubation, patents, strengthening of faculty and staff and introduction of new programs from the upcoming academic year.
The Lieutenant Governor directed the University to set up a special faculty for languages to provide integrated courses in Hindi, Dogri, French and German.
He stressed on encouraging the students enrolled in foreign languages and technical courses to pursue Hindi and Dogri languages also. He also directed SMVDU to implement complete digitization of all university records.
The meeting also reviewed important matters related to ongoing projects and construction works in the university, implementation of NEP-2020, admissions, recruitment, faculty career advancement, non-functional promotions for non-teaching staff, end to end digitalization of student life cycle management process and use of e-Samarth dashboard.
The Chairman was informed that the University has now been designated as ‘TCS Priority College’ by Tata Consultancy Services for a period of three years as part of their Campus Placement Programme.
Vice Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Prof. (Dr.) Pragati Kumar presented various agenda items before the Executive Council for approval and ratification.
In the meeting, SMVDU Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Pragati Kumar; Professor Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor Jammu University; Professor Neelofar Khan, Vice Chancellor Kashmir University; Professor Pankaj Chandra, Vice-Chancellor and Chairman, Board of Management, Ahmedabad University; Professor ASK Sinha, Director, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi; Professor Manoj Singh Gaur, Director, IIT, Jammu; Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Mandeep K. Bhandari; Sachin Kumar Vaish, CEO, SMVDSB; Ajay Kumar Sharma, Registrar, SMVDU and other members of the Executive Council.
–IANS
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