Manipal Academy of Higher Education unveils Roadmap & Directions
Manipal Academy of Higher Education unveils Roadmap & Directions
Chennai, November 10, 2020: Manipal Academy of Higher Education, an Institution of Eminence and one of India’s leading academic and research institutions today unveiled its roadmap ahead on aligning the cour ses/curriculum to the National Education policy 2020 guidelines and also planning to set up new campuses within the country and abroad as well. In an endeavor to enhance higher education, Lt Gen Dr Venkatesh – Vice Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education along with Dr. HS Ballal – Pro Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Dr Narayana Sabhahit – Registrar, shared their plans for next 2 years in a virtual conference conducted today.
MAHE has recently signed a Memorandum of understanding with The Ministry of Education (MOE), Govern ment of India for being formally declared as Institution of Eminence. Therefore, MAHE plans to add newinstitu tions, new departments, new programmes in future. Under the new NEP-2020, MAHE plans to introduce new programmes at undergraduate and post gra duate level in future. MAHE will also look at opening of new campu ses which will help in employment gen eration. Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Collaborations will be the renewed focus area of MAHE.
This year the convocation will be held on 20, 21 and 22nd of November on virtual mode. Around 3500 graduates have already registered for the convocation. The chief guest are: First day, Dr C Rajkumar, Vice Chancellor, OP Jindal Global University, Second day, Mr Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and Managing Director, Nestle India Ltd. and Third day, Dr Katsufrakis, President and CEO, National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, USA. This time MAHE is going for traditional Indian Attire for the convocation ceremony.
Dr. HS Ballal – Pro Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education said, Dr TMA Pai – was a visionary. He was 3 in 1. Medical Doctor, Banker and Educationist. He established Academy of General Education in 1942 as a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 to make available technical and commercial education to anyone inter ested.He started with the intention of providing skill to students who have failed in SSLC – like Carpentry, plumbing, Electricians, Masonary. The Academy established professional colleges for imparting training in medicine, started the first self-financing private Medical Colleges in the country in 1953 against having opposition including his own friends. Simultaneously started engineering dentistry, pharmacy, Architecture, Law, Education, Management Colleges.
