11 th FICCI HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2015

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1 11 th FICCI HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2015 Transforming Higher Education : The Asian Imperative November 3 rd -4 th 2015 FICCI, Federation House, New Delhi PROGRAM Day I, November 3, 2015 as on Nov 2, :30 am 09:30 am Registration FICCI Auditorium 10:00 am 11:15 am Inaugural Session Moderator Ms. Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Sr. Director, FICCI 10:00 am 10:05 am Welcome Address Dr. Jyotsna Suri, President, FICCI 10:05 am 10:15 am Theme Address Mr. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, FICCI Higher Education Committee 10:15 am 10:30 am Keynote Address Mr. Vinay Sheel Oberoi, Secretary-HE, MHRD, GoI 10:30 am -10:45 am Release of Knowledge Papers FICCI EY Report 2015 FICCI EFMD Report 2015 FICCI-WB Employer Satisfaction Survey 2015 FICCI British Council Report :45 am -11:05 am Inaugural Address Professor Arvind Panagaria, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog 11:05 am - 11:15 am Vote of Thanks Professor Rajan Saxena, Co-Chair FICCI Higher Education Committee On the dais Dr. Indira J Parikh, Co-Chair FICCI Higher Education Committee 11:15 am 11:45 pm Tea Break FICCI Auditorium Grounds 1

2 11:45 pm 01:15 pm Plenary Session FICCI Auditorium Higher Education Vision of Asia: Few successful case studies (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Singapore, Malaysia, Middle East, China, Korea, Japan) Asia is one of the most flourishing and upcoming economic blocks in the world. It is bestowed with extremely rich natural resources and is very wellknown across the globe for its competent human resource. It is imperative that in times to come, this region would have much to contribute in terms of knowledge economy not only to Asia but to the whole world. In this session each country will share their vision for Higher Education and work towards developing a synergy and commonality. This may further lead to sharing and exchange of best practices between the universities of Asian countries, thereby leading to developing the region into a higher education hub. Dr. Kavita A Sharma, President, South Asian University Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia, President, Apeejay Stya & Svrán Group & Chancellor, Apeejay Stya University Professor Dr A. K. Azad Chowdhury, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Dhaka Professor Tim White, Professor, School of Material Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Professor Euiho Suh, Ph.D., VP and Chair, UEMC, POSTECH 01:15 pm 02:00 pm Lunch FICCI Auditorium Grounds 2

3 02: 00 pm 03:45pm Panel Discussion I Role of Networks in promoting Partnerships & Quality in Asia Institutional Networks (such as AMDISA, EFMD, etc )connecting professional bodies, academic research groups and scientific communities play a critical role and facilitate in sharing of knowledge/ good practices and inter-university cooperation. These networks seek to address mutual issues through projects, programmes and events that promote quality of education and research supporting excellence. Some of these also administer scholarships; provide academic research and leadership on various matters. In this session we explore some such networks committed to providing excellence and delivering unparalleled value to the academic community in Asia. Professor Rajan Saxena, Co-Chair FICCI Higher Education Committee 03:45 pm 04:15 pm Keynote Address Professor Furqan Qamar, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities, AIU Mr S. Vaitheeswaran, MD & CEO, Manipal Global Education Professor Michael Osbaldeston, Director, Quality Services, EFMD & Emeritus Professor, Cranfield University & Former Director, Cranfield School of Management Dr. Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research Dr. C Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, OP Jindal Global university Mr. Utpal Ghosh, CEO & President, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies Dr. C. Ramakrishnan, Executive Director, AMDISA Mr. Phil Baty, Editor, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, London 03: 00 pm 04:00 pm Poster Presentation Evaluation 04:15 pm 04:30 pm Tea Break 3

4 04:30 pm 04:50 pm Keynote Address 04:50 pm 06:15 pm Panel Discussion II Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Chennai Research Imperatives Good quality independent research is the trademark of any university. To create conducive research environment, Indian higher education sector calls for an institutional framework for industry-academia engagement. Further, there is a need to create mechanisms wherein universities are incentivized to not only conduct research but also to increase their research output. This session would focus on the successful research collaboration models in the Asian and other global universities and ways and means to leverage on each other s strengths. There will also be deliberations on identifying the specific research areas wherein research output/productivity needs to drastically enhance. Dr. Indira J Parikh, Co-Chair FICCI Higher Education Committee 06:15 pm 07:30 pm Networking Time Professor Ajeet Mathur, Strategic Management and International Business in the Business Policy Area, IIM Ahmedabad Professor Satish Kulkarni, Former Counselor for Science & Technology, Environment & Health Affairs, US Embassy, New Delhi Professor Sanjay Dhande, Member, University Grants Commission & Former Director, IIT Kanpur Dr. S. N. Balakrishnan, Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University Professor B. S. Satyanarayana, Pro - Vice Chancellor, BML Munjal University 07:30 pm 08:30 pm 2 nd FICCI HE Awards 2015 at FICCI Auditorium, Tansen Marg New Delhi 08:30 pm onwards Cocktails & Dinner 4

5 FICCI HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2015 Transforming Higher Education : The Asian Imperative November 3 rd -4 th 2015: FICCI, Federation House, New Delhi Day 2, November 4, :00 am 09:30 am Registration 09:30 am 10:00 am Address by 10:00 am 11:30 am Panel Discussion III Commission Room, 3 rd Mr. Anthony Salcito, VP-Microsoft Education Worldwide, Seattle FICCI Vision 2030 on HE to Indian States FICCI Higher Education Vision 2030 released in 2013 has been very well received by the stakeholders and the central government. There are various progressive states in the country that are working towards developing a State higher education for their states. This session would attempt to deliberate on taking the Vision 2030 to various Indian states with special focus to North East states. The discussions would primarily be focussed on; o assessing the current and envisioned macro environment of the State o identifying the key gaps in the performance of state higher education and the current initiatives taken by the state o addressing the gaps and developing a State higher education Plan Mr. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, FICCI Higher Education Committee Presentation Mr. Nikhil Rajpal, Education Sector Leader and Partner Ernst & Young LLP Mr. P. Vaiphei, Commissioner, Higher & Technical Education, Govt. of Manipur Mr. Vijai Vardhan, Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of Haryana Ms. Sumita Dawra, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Govt of Andhra Pradesh Dr. K. M. Abraham, Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education Department, Govt. of Kerala* Mr. Bharat Lal Meena, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of Karnataka* Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha, Founder & Trustee, Ashoka University 5

6 11:30 am 11:45 am Tea Break Lounge, 3 rd 11:45 am 12:00 pm Presentation 12:00 pm 01:15 pm Panel Discussion IV Mr. Rudraksh Mitra, Consultant World Bank on FICCI - World Bank Employer Satisfaction Survey Mr. Tim Askew Freng, Director, ATS Consultants & former Group Executive Board Director & Managing Director - Middle East & India, WS Atkins PLC- Announcement of shortlisted participants for Newton Bhabha Innovation Fund Commission Room, 3 rd Entrepreneurship and Graduate Employability : Learnings from Asia and beyond Entrepreneurship education is at a nascent stage of development not only in India but in many other countries of the world including Asia. However, it is a widely accepted fact that in order to achieve all round economic development and to address the global challenges there is a need to foster entrepreneurship ecosystem for innovative products and services and creation of additional jobs. Further, Un-employability of graduates and lack of appropriately skilled workforce is pretty high in India. The job market is increasingly being redefined by specific skills and higher education system cannot afford to overlook the new realities of the 21st century. This session would focus on ways and means to create an ecosystem that could lead to co-creation and incubation in the universities. The discussion would also entail on how various countries could partner to further the cause of entrepreneurial ecosystem everywhere. This will also facilitate deliberations on various successful models that has led to increase in employability quotient in Asian and other higher educational institutions in the world. Session Chairperson Professor M. Anandakrishnan, Former Chair-BoG, IIT Kanpur Mr. Anand Sudarshan, Founder & Director, Sylvant Advisors Mr. Pawan Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India Professor David Richardson, Vice Chancellor, University of East Anglia Dr. Pavel Luksha, Professor of Practice, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, Member of the Expert Council, Agency for Strategic Initiatives Professor Debashish Sanyal, Dean, NMIMS Mr. Sanjay Vijay Kumar, Chairman, Startup Village 01:15 pm 01:20 pm Poster Presentation - Announcement of Winners 6

7 01:20 pm 02:30 pm Panel Discussion V Faculty and Student Mobility The rapid increase of universities and colleges in India is plagued with the shortage of quality faculty in the country. There is a serious need to relook at the current faculty recruitment and development policies and develop ways and means to attract top talent, while providing effective motivatin to retain existing resources. Besides, it is widely felt that seamless movement of faculties and students across borders is extremely important and would act as a great enabler in strengthening the quality of higher education institutions of the countries. This session would deliberate upon the pertinent issues and successful models/ best practices related to faculty and student mobility in Asia and beyond such as student funding mechanisms, entry policy barriers, Visa norms, potential specialized courses for collaborations, etc. Professor Furqan Qamar, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities, AIU Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Symbiosis University, Pune Professor N. V. Varghese, Director, Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education, NUEPA Dr. Pankaj Mittal, Additional Secretary, University Grants Commission Dr. Ulrich Podewils, Representative to India, Freie Universität Berlin Mr. Ratnesh Jha, Managing Director, Cambridge University Press India 02: 30 pm 03:00pm Lunch Break Lounge, 3 rd 7

8 03: 00pm 04:30 pm Panel Discussion VI The New Learning Models through Disruptive Technologies In our education system there are certain elements that have largely remained static, such as regulatory structure, curriculum, etc, whereas there are others that have changed with the passage of time. Today, with disruptive technologies coming in, the learning outcomes have changed to a great extent paving way for customized learning with wider access to easily available multimedia content. This session would entail discussions on the new models of learnings that is growing at a rapid pace with the advent of disruptive technologies. Mr. Anand Sudarshan, Founder & Director, Sylvant Advisors Mr. Pankaj Jalote, Director, IIIT Delhi Mr. Rahul Patwardhan, CEO, NIIT Limited Mr. Ishan Gupta, CEO, Edukart 04:30 pm 05:00 pm Concluding Session Mr. Johnny Lin, Global Business Development / Partnerships, Udemy Mr. Krishna Srinivasan, Chairman & Managing Director, QEDQuest Summing up and Vote of thanks Mr. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, FICCI Higher Education Committee Professor Rajan Saxena, Co-Chair FICCI Higher Education Committee Dr. Indira J Parikh, Founder Director, FLAME, Pune Mr. Anand Sudarshan, Co-Founder & Director, Sylvant Advisors Ms. Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Director, FICCI 8