Excelsior Correspondent
GANDERBAL, Oct 27: A two-week Capacity Building Programme (CBP) on “Academic and Research Excellence in Higher Education”, organised by the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) and sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) was commenced here today.
The programme was inaugurated by Prof A Ravinder Nath, Vice-Chancellor, CUK in the presence of Vice-Chancellor, Cluster University Srinagar (CUS), Prof Mohammad Mubeen, Dean, School of Legal Studies (SLS), Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir, Dean, School of Languages (SoL), Course Director, Prof Sandhya Tiwari, Prof Syed Zahoor Ahmad Geelani and Prof C Naseema.
During the inaugural session, Dean, SoL and Course Director, Prof Sandhya Tiwari in her welcome address, described the programme as a strategic investment in intellectual capital designed to empower educators to adapt to the changing academic landscape.
In his presidential address, Prof A Ravinder Nath, Vice-Chancellor, CUK said, “The programme aims to enhance pedagogical skills, research competencies and data-driven inquiry among faculty members, in consonance with the transformative vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.”
He lauded the organisers and highlighted the importance of aligning academic and research pursuits with institutional development plans.
In his keynote address, Vice-Chancellor, CUS, Prof Mohammad Mubeen, reflected on the evolution of India’s higher education from the 1986 National Policy of Education to NEP 2020 and its ongoing transformation.
“Our education system must produce knowledge creators, not just degree holders. Only then can India move from being a knowledge-consuming to a knowledge-producing nation,” he concluded.
Dean, SLS, Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir, discussed the evolution of teaching and research in higher education.
“When I began my career, teaching was considered mandatory and research optional. Today, that notion is reversed. A teacher is now twice a student, first to learn and then to teach,” he remarked.
Speaking on the occasion, Dean SoE, Prof Syed Zahoor Ahmad Geelani, said, “The NEP-2020 has set in motion a transformative agenda-one that seeks to redefine education, as a holistic, flexible and multidisciplinary process deeply rooted in the Indian Knowledge System, while preparing learners for the challenges of a globalised world.
Co-course director, Dr. Firdous Ahmad Sofal conducted the programme.
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