Karpagam University-Industry Partnership Meet
Chancellor of Karpagam University R. Vasanthakumar speaking at the Karpagam University-Industry Partnership Meet in Coimbatore recently. Karpagam University plans to have regular meetings and demonstration sessions in areas such as welding technology, hardware and software sectors, as part of its partnership programme with the industry. Speaking at an Industry Partnership programme organised by the university here on Monday, its Chancellor R. Vasanthakumar said the University had introduced training programmes for the faculty, soft skill training for students and formed a curriculum improvement cell to improve the communication skills of students and update the syllabi.
Biotech students should be encouraged to become entrepreneurs. In this regard, the university planned to have regular interaction programmes with the industry and introduce the required programmes. Vice-Chancellor of the University Anandhavalli Mahadevan said the University’s aim was to promote innovation. It had eight institutions under its umbrella and in less than two decades had built the student strength to over 10,000 now. The aim of the meeting was to create and evolve a functional structure for collaborative programmes and cooperation with industries. This was identified as a need since, in the future, we might have a strong economy but a weak foundation in terms of research.
Through such interactive programmes with the industry it would be possible to transform information to production, conversion of theoretical knowledge to application and match the technological needs of industry. The University would have practical and application zones and develop educational programmes to match needs. The joint programmes would have potential for innovation, consultancy, collaborative research, testing products, skilled manpower and human resource training.
