TEQIP-III / April 2017 – March 2018 / Volume– I P E S COLLEGE of Engineering Mandya—571 401, Karnataka (An Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU, Belagavi ) Grant in Aid Institution (Govt. of Karnataka), Accredited by NBA, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi Chairman-BoG: Dr. Ramalingaiah Principal: Dr. V. Sridhar Vice Principal & TEQIP Coordinator : Dr. H V Ravindra Editor: Prof. B Dinesh Prabhu TEQIP - NEWS LETTER Vision: The Project, Third phase of Technical Education “P.E.S.C.E. shall be a leading institution imparting Quality Improvement Programme (referred to as quality engineering and management education de- TEQIP-III) is fully integrated with the Twelfth Five- veloping creative and socially responsible profession- year Plan objectives for Technical Education as a als” key component for improving the quality of Engi- Mission: neering Education in existing institutions to improve To provide state of the art infrastructure, motivate their policy, academic and management practices. the faculty to be proficient in their field of speciali- zation and adopt best teaching-learning practices. Project Objectives: To impart engineering and managerial skills Improving quality and equity in engineering institu- through competent and committed faculty, using tions in focus states outcome based educational curriculum. System-level initiatives to strengthen sector gov- To inculcate professional ethics, leadership quali- ernance and performance which include widening ties and entrepreneurial skills to meet socie- the scope of Affiliating Technical Universities tal needs. (ATUs) to improve their policy, academic and man- To promote research, product development and agement practices towards affiliated institutions, industry-institution interaction. and Quality Policy Twinning Arrangements to Build Capacity and Im- prove Performance of institutions and ATUs partici- Highly committed to provide quality, concurrent tech- pating in focus nical education and continuously strive to meet ex- pectations of stake holders. Project Scope: Only the Government and Government aided AICTE approved Engineering institutions/ Engineering faculty/Engineering Teaching Depart- ment/Constituent Institutions of Universities/ Deemed to be Universities and new centrally fund- ed institutions in SCS will be the part of the project. An estimated 200 Government and Government funded Engineering institutions including Affiliating Technical Universities (ATUs) will be selected un- der different sub-components in one or two cycles. Project Strategy: The project is implemented in alignment with the 12th Five Year Plan (2012- 17), based on faster, sustainable, and inclusive growth. Project Design: TEQIP seeks to enhance quality and equity in par- ticipating engineering education institutions and improve the efficiency of the engineering education system in focus states. P.E.S. College of Engineering Mandya– 571401 TEQIP-III / April 2017 – March 2018 / Volume– I 1. TEQIP-III Assignments The TEQIP Team and Institution Academic Team members are assigned specific tasks related to the development of the Institution supported by TEQIP-3. This task may be a MoU with other elated institution or TEQIP-III assign- ments or related to Twinning programme that shall be carried out under project for better execution of the TEQIP-3 Dr. V. Sridhar Binghamton University, USA - A world-class institution Principal PESCE Mandya established in the year 1946 and located in the high –tech Faculty / Staff heart of New York State of USA. Binghamton University Dr. H V Ravindra (BU) is one of the premier public universities in the north Vice Principal PESCE Mandya east. BU offers students broad, interdisciplinary education Type of Aca- Visit to Binghamton University with an international perspective and one of the most vi- demic Activity New York (SUNY School), USA brant Master and Doctoral (research) programs. Ranked 10 Details of Aca- among the elite public universities in the country, Bing- Signing the MoA demic Activity hamton challenges students academically, not financially, in its unique, best-of-both-worlds environment. 23 May to 3 June 2017 -New Date & Place York (SUNY School), USA P.E.S.C.E., Mandya has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with BU on 25th of May 2017, at 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA. The collaboration aims to foster advancement in teaching, research, academic collaboration and cultural understanding and to create avenues for en- hancing learner experience at both entities as well as strengthen both entities. P.E.S. College and Bing- hamton university will broadly explore avenues for cooperation in i) Student and faculty Exchange, ii) short courses, iii) Joint Research and Workshops, iv) Exchange and sharing of research and teaching ide- as, v) Ph.D co-advising and vi) other Academic Ex- changes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One day workshop on Registration and Expenditure booking and other relative matters supported by TEQIP- Prof. B. Dinesh Prabhu III programme were conducted on 03 August 2017 at Dr. Nodal Officer - Academic APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Faculty / Staff Dr. N L. Murali Krishna Nodal Officer- Procurement Pradesh. Detailed presentation about twinning pro- Mr. K Ravi gramme between mentor and mentee institutions, various Assistant Nodal Officer Procurement avenues for overall development of mentor as well as Type of Aca- mentee institutions, schedule of mentoring, financial dos TEQIP-III Meeting demic Activity and don'ts were elaborately discussed. Further, principal secretary of UP took a note of detailed Details of Aca- Registration and Expenditure book- process pertaining to mentoring by all the institutions who demic Activity ing and other relative TEQIP-III were present during the workshop. The Principal secre- 03 August 2017, Dr. APJ Abdul tary Instructed all the mentor and mentee institutions to Date & Place Kalam Technical University, Luck- progress at faster rate and prepare a schedule to execute now, Uttar Pradesh their twinning programme activities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. B S Shivakumara Dr. B S Shivakumara, Dean, III Cell, attended the Faculty / Staff Dean, III Cell “Sensitization Workshop on Induction Programme” on 24th August 2017 at New Delhi. The programme was sponsored by TEQIP Type of Aca- Sensitization Workshop phase –III. In the workshop, several Principals, Administrators of demic Activity Mentor & Mentee colleges, TEQIP officials and experts attended. Details of Aca- Induction Programme After the discussions interactions and Brainstorming sessions a demic Activity and Modalities Blue print was prepared for the conduction of an induction program at Mentee colleges. It was decided to give emphasis to human val- 23 to 24 August 2017, Date & Place ues in the Induction program. Approximate schedules of trainings, NPIU, New Delhi schedules of Induction program were chalked out. P.E.S. College of Engineering Mandya– 571401 2 TEQIP-III / April 2017 – March 2018 / Volume– I Dr. V. Sridhar 1st Joint Review Mission (JRM) of World Bank & MHRD Faculty / Staff Principal, PESCE Mandya to assess the progress of Project Implementation under TE- QIP-III was attended by Dr. V. Sridhar Principal, PESCE Type of Aca- TEQIP-III Meeting on Twinning Mandya on 7th Nov 2017 at New Delhi. demic Activity programme Institutional development is a key element in assessing over- all development effectiveness. While there is evidence of Details of Aca- 1st Joint Review Mission (JRM) positive impact of World Bank projects on client Institutions, it demic Activity of World Bank & MHRD has been difficult, as yet, to determine how they affect institu- tional development in particular. Twinning is an instrument for Date & Place 7 Nov 2017, New Delhi building institutional capacity that has been used by many international development aid organizations, including the World Bank, particularly by the World Bank Institute (WBI), which identifies twinning as an important business strategy at the local level in its client Institutions. Distinc- tive features of twinning arrangements are that they: (a) are an institution relationship, based on partnership be- tween two organizations; (b) achieve sustainable organizational capacity building; (c) are based on long-term coop- eration that Institutions after project completion; (d) are highly flexible and can change according to need; (e) use various modes of activity to ensure sustainability; and (f) carry a notion of learning. Key issues to consider when twinning is employed are: (a) the selection of appropriate partners; and (b) the design of the arrangement and rela- tionship. Twinning is more likely to be successful when the following elements exist: (a) commitment of the Organi- zations; (b) a high level of competence and flexibility on behalf of the supplier; (c) feasibility of designated tasks; (d) periodic follow-ups after project completion; and (e) positive work relationships. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The National Project Implementation Unit (NPIU) as- Dr. Umesh D R Faculty / Staff sociated with Stanford University, USA, conducted a Train- Deputy Dean (Academic) ing on Student learning Assessment (SLA) to assess and Type of Academic compare college student skills within India and across oth- TEQIP-III Meeting Activity er countries such as China, Russia, Korea, and the United