Hyderabad: Challenges in higher education to be deliberated during 2-day meet

Hyderabad: The two-day National Workshop on "Accreditation, Quality Improvement and Ranking in Higher Education - Road Map Ahead", jointly hosted by Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE); Commissioner of Collegiate Education (CCE), Telangana and Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abiyan (RUSA); was formally inaugurated by the Chief Guest G. Jagadish Reddy, Minister of Education, Govt. of Telangana on Monday. Also present on the occasion were Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Member, NITI AAYOG, Govt. of India; Dr. B. Janardhan Reddy, IAS, Secretary, Department of Education, Govt. of Telangana; Navin Mittal, IAS, Commissioner of Technical Education & Collegiate Education, Govt. of Telangana; Prof. T. Papi Reddy, Chairman, TSCHE, Hyderabad; Prof. R. Limbadri, Vice-Chairman, TSCHE, Hyderabad and Prof. V. Venkata Ramana, Vice-Chairman, TSCHE, Hyderabad.

The prestigious Workshop brought together policy makers, educational administrators and distinguished experts from leading institutions to deliberate and work out future approaches and strategies to enhance quality and also move towards accreditation of institutions in the Higher Education field in the State of Telangana. Over the two-days, experts will deliberate on various topics including Accreditation & Quality initiatives – Perspectives of Policy Makers and Government; State Higher Education Councils and Accreditation - Way forward; Experience sharing of Best Accredited Colleges and presentations; Experience sharing of Best Accredited Colleges and presentations; Implementation of Technology Interventions in Higher Education; Internationalisation and reputation management of Higher Education – Road Map Ahead; University Impact on Society and SDG's; Round Table on Accreditation, Quality, Improvement and Ranking in Higher Education – Road Map Ahead. There will be a discussion on IT in Higher Education, with Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary, IT & C Dept., Govt. of Telangana, participating, the other speaker in the session is Prof. N.V. Ramana Rao, Director, National Institute of Technology, Warangal.

The Valedictory session on Tuesday will have Guests of Honour Prof. (Mrs) Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi; Dr. B. Janardhan Reddy, IAS, Secretary to Government, Education Department, Govt. of Telangana; Dr. R S Praveen Kumar, IPS, Secretary. TSWREI Society & TTSWREI Society, Hyderabad; Navin Mittal, IAS, Commissioner of Technical Education & Collegiate Education, Govt. of Telangana; Prof. G. Gopal Reddy, Member, University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi; Prof. T. Papi Reddy, Chairman, TSCHE, Hyderabad; Prof. R. Limbadri, Vice-Chairman, TSCHE, Hyderabad and Prof. V. Venkata Ramana, Vice-Chairman, TSCHE, Hyderabad.