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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION MHRD GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ISSUE 21 ON HIGHER EDUCATION DECEMBER 2015 “An investment in knowledge pays the best THIS ISSUE interest” HRM confers National Award - Benjamin Franklin for Innovations in Educational Administration 2015 Smt. Irani confers National Smt. Smriti Irani, Minister of Prizes for “Kala Utsav - 2015” HRD, and Mr. Sajid Javid, Secretary of State, Business Access to Higher Education for Innovation and Skills, UK, Economically Poor launching the 2016: UK-INDIA Joint Statement by DG UNESCO Year of Education, Research and the Minister for Human and Innovation, at a function, Resource Development of India in New Delhi on December 09, on the Occasion of National 2015. Mathematics Day, 2015 Ministry Constitutes Drafting UK-INDIA Year of Education, Research and Innovation Launched Committee for New Education Policy India and United Kingdom launched a done under earlier phases of UKIERI. He Initiatives of Ministry of joint initiative “2016: UK-INDIA Year of anticipated that more than 100 Human Resource Development Education, Research and Innovation” in academicians from UK would be coming HRM Launched All India Survey New Delhi on December 9, 2015. Speaking under GIAN over next two years. Under the on Higher Education on the occasion, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, UK Generation India program, they would Minister of HRD, highlighted the be looking forward to send 25,000 UK Awards for Promotion of Sindhi importance of mobility of students and students to India during the next 5 (five) Language Announced faculty and expressed hope that, under years. HRM Launches “The Global the GIAN Program, more UK academicians Initiative of Academic would be able to come to India in 2016. It is worthwhile to mention that during the Networks” (GIAN) She expressed hope that areas of mutual visit of the Prime Minister of India, Shri interest in research could be picked up Narendra Modi, to the United Kingdom last India Signs MoU to Establish 3 out of the ten research priority areas IIITs month, it was jointly announced by both under IMPRINT (IMPacting Research the Prime Ministers that 2016 would be the Innovation and Technology). The Minister Sports to be a Compulsory UK-India Year of Education, Research and said that she would like to see Subject Innovation. On its part, Ministry of Human partnerships and interaction among Resource Development carried out a 6 New IITs for country school students of India and UK, esp. review of current cooperation, and a children in Government schools, like SECTIONS Navodaya Vidyalayas. process of identification of possible and potential areas of activity under the Year Events Secretary of State, Business Innovation of Education, Research and Innovation. Campus Notes and Skillls, United Kingdom, Mr. Sajid Secretary of State of the United Kingdom Javid, in his statement, said that he Mr. Sajid Javid and Mr. Jo Johnson, Minister Exchange of Ideas looked forward to launch of the UKIERI-III of State for Universities and Science Vichar Vimarsh which could build upon good work already visited India. THE NEWSLETTER, DECEMBER 2015 ISSUE 1 CampusEditorial Notes Looking back at the year 2015, it emerges that theththhe Ministry has made giant strides in the field of Higherher Editorial Panel Education. With launch of schemes like IMPRINT INDIA,DIA, Global Initiative for Academics Network (GIAN),N), Patron National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), etc, Vinay Sheel Oberoi, Secretary (HE) the Higher Education is set for a qualitative shift. Editor-in-Chief This year witnessed several educational exchanges withwith Mrs. Ishita Roy, Joint Secretary a number of countries like the UK, the USA, Germany,any, New Zealand, etc, How Hon’ble Minister of Humanman Editor Resource Development attended the Leaders' Forumm at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The world took notee ofof B. N. Tiwari, Deputy Director General what India has to say as far as Higher Educationn is concerned. Editorial Board Shri Alok Mishra, Director (ICC) The "2016 : UK-INDIA Year of Education, Research andand Shri P K Saha, Director (A) Innovation" is one particular event that one shoulduld mark in one’s calendars for the coming year. ThisThis Shri Gaya Prasad, Director initiative would add a new dimension to the educationalnal Shri Gajraj Singh, Deputy Director (OL) exchange between India and the UK. The National Awards for Innovation in Educationalnal Administration 2015 and National Prizes for Kala Utsavsav 2015, were also conferred by the Hon'ble HRM. Theseese awards reiterate the participants' commitment towardsrds innovation and also stand as testimonies to the Centraltral Goverment’s commitment towards recognizingzing exemplary work in education. THE NEWSLETTER,TER DECEMBERDECEMBER 2015 ISSUE 2 Campus Notes The third phase of UK-India Education and Research Universities and Vice Chancellors and Directors of Initiative (UKIERI-III), will commence on 1st April 2016 Indian higher education institutions as well as media with higher budgetary allocation of 3 million GBP per persons. year from each side, UKIERI-III will provide a basic framework for the bilateral cooperation between India The launch was preceded by a bilateral meeting led by and UK over the next 5 years. It will focus on leadership the two Ministers, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani and Mr. Sajid and faculty development, integration of skills in the Javid, in which issues of mutual interests were education system, e-partnership & research incubation discussed in detail. It was also attended by the Ministers and enhancing mobility. of State from both sides i.e. Mr. Jo Johnson and Dr. R.S. Katheria and other senior officials. Over the next year, UK and India intend to deepen theireir bilateral relationship across education, research & HRM confers National Award for innovation. With this objective, both countries willwill Innovations in Educational Administration undertake and support new initiatives. India and UK aimim 2015 to create a professional network of academicians andnd work towards promoting research and teaching. Indiadia will look forward to more UK academicians coming to Indian institutions to teach courses under the recentlytly launched GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks). In partnership between UK providers and community colleges and polytechnics of India, blended learning courses will be developed to increase employability, with focus on manufacturing and service sectors, to meet the requirements of “Make in India”. The approach in research will be inter-disciplinary cutting across various Ministries of Government of India. United Kingdom will be the partner country for The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. the “Technology Summit 2016” to be organized jointly Smriti Irani addressing at the presentation ceremony of the National Awards for Innovation in Educational by the Department of Science and Technology and Administration, in New Delhi on December 10, 2015. Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on 24th-26th October, 2016 in New Delhi. On December 10, 2015, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of HRD, conferred National Award for Innovations in The emphasis from both the sides would be on Educational Administration - 2015, in a function held in New Delhi. Felicitating and saluting the award winners increased mobility of students and faculty. While the for their untiring efforts in educational administration, Ranking Framework of Indian institutions will provide a she said that the award presentation was recognition of mechanism to UK students to get an idea of quality of innovative work done by the winners to keep humanity Indian institutions, UK side will be looking forward to alive through the spread of education within the support more UK students to India under ‘Generation framework of rules. Calling them ‘unsung heroes’ of UK India’ Program. great change brought through their innovative work at grassroots level, she expressed her gratitude to the The launch of “Year of Education, Research and family members of award winners who, with their Innovation” was attended by Minister of State for cooperation, contributed to their success. Universities and Science from UK, Mr. Jo Johnson and Minister of State in Ministry of HRD Dr. R. S. Katheria, This Award aims to recognize and encourage District and senior officials and academicians from both sides, Block Education officers (DEOs and BEOs) for their including about 25 Vice Chancellors from UK contributions in enhancing the credibility of the public educational system in educational delivery and ensuring THE NEWSLETTER, DECEMBER 2015 ISSUE 3 Campus Notes efficient functioning of the system of educational She reiterated her earlier call to participants that they administration by adopting innovative practices at field would go back with spirit of cooperation and level educational administration. brotherhood although they came here with a competitive spirit. All the nominations of the DEOs and BEOs, received through the States, were evaluated by a panel of experts and 62 nominations finally shortlisted for the award. A two day National Conference on Innovation in Educational Administration was also held to discuss and disseminate innovations introduced by the field officers. Prof. Muchkund Dubey, President, Council for Social Development and former Foreign Secretary to the Government of India delivered the key note address at the conference. Dignitaries present on the occasion included Shri J. Veera Raghavan,g, former Secretary, y,y Ministry of Human The Union Minister for