The Annual Vice Chancellors’ Retreat 2015

Pune

Andhra Pradesh – The Sunrise State Transforming AP into Education and Knowledge Hub

Vice Chancellors as leaders in our endeavour

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Vision and Mission

One of three highest performing states of India by 2022-23

&best state in the country

by 2029-30

Transforming AP into Education and Knowledge Hub

Equity – Quality Excellence – Partnerships

VisionVision

Andhra Pradesh Higher Education

Pillars of the Knowledge Mission

Mission ObjectivesMission

Objectives

Increase GER

Address Rural-Urban

inequity

Improve Quality of Education

Invest in Faculty development

Ensure Youth Employability

Vocational Education &Training

Promote Arts &Humanities

Promote holistic development of

students

Develop infrasrtucture for R&D

Build institutional

Partnerships

Encourage PPP & industry collobarations

Remove regulatory road blocks 24-09-2015

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1 Total Population of AP 4.93Cr

2 Population Growth rate 9.2%

3 Total number of Youth (18-23years) in the population 58.15 lakhs

4 Proportion of Youth (18-23 years) to total population 11.7%

5 GSDP(Current price) 2014-15 5,20,030 Cr

6 Budget allocation for Higher Education 3410.16 Cr

7 Percentage of total state budget allotted to Higher Education 3.01%

8 Public Expenditure on HE as a percentage of GSDP 0.65%

9 Current student enrollment in HE(approx) 11.64 lakhs

10 Literacy rate (overall) 67.3%

11 GER in HE 20.02%

12 Institutional density 21.2%

13 Number of Institutions 3541

14 Number of Universities with HE Dept 16

15 Post Graduate (PG) 516

16 Technical Institutions 1692

17 Under Graduate (UG) 1333

18 Average Enrollment per college 342.7

Higher Education -Statistics

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Higher Educational Institutions in AP (Density)

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• Induction course conducted: at ISB, Hyderabad (17-19 February, 2015)

• Workshop for identifying Entry Point Projects (EPPs): CIPS Hyderabad (23-24 April, 2015)

• Draft copy of vision document • Brochure on Knowledge Mission plan •Website www.knowledgemission.ap.gov.in

Prof Rajan Saxena,VC, NMIMS, MumbaiDr.Leena SrivastavaVice Chancellor,TERI University Dr.Vidya YeravdekarPrincipal Director,Symbiosis University Prof. Raj ReddyUniversity of Professor of Computer Science & Robotics,Prof. K.V. SubbaRaoFormer Professor,IIT Bombay

• Videoconf with Hon’ble CM: 16th Feb 2015• Round Table with Hon’ble CM: 25th May 2015

Knowledge Mission-Action initiated

Hon’ble CM Sri. Nara. Chadra Babu Naidu garu interacting with the State Knowledge

Advisory Board (SKAB) members

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Title of the Conference/ Workshop

Theme Date Venue

1Video Conference with Hon’ble Chief Minister

Inviting the Advisory Board members to offer suggestions AP Knowledge Mission

16th February 2015

Cyber Ganga, L-Block, AP Secretariat

2 Induction ProgrammeTo drive the Knowledge Mission Objectives

17th – 19th February 2015

ISB, Hyderabad

3 Joint Working GroupInnovation and Start-up Policy

4th April 2015APSCHE Office

4Launch of Knowledge Mission

To transform A.P into Education and Knowledge hub

8th April 2015Andhra University, Visakhapatanam

5Video Conference on IT Innovation and Start-up Policy

Review of progress made by Universities on projects undertaken as part of Innovation and Start-up Policy

13th April 2015

Cyber Ganga, L-Block, AP Secretariat

6Review of AP Universities Act, 1991

AP Universities Act, 1991

21st April 2015

APSCHE Office

7Workshop on Initiating Change thro EPPs

Towards transforming A.P into Education and Knowledge Hub

23rd & 24th April 2015

Center for Innovations in Public System, Hyderabad (CIPS)

8Video Conference on IT Innovation and Start-up Policy

Review of progress made by Universities on projects undertaken as part of Innovation and Start-up Policy

4th May 2015Cyber Ganga, L-Block, AP Secretariat

9Meeting to discuss initiatives taken for EduGrid

Standardisation of Portals of AP State Universities

5th May 2015Chambers of Secretary, Higher Education

10Video Conference on IT Innovation and Start-up Policy

Review of progress made by Universities on projects undertaken as part of Innovation and Start-up Policy

23rd May 2015

Cyber Ganga, L-Block, AP Secretariat

Knowledge Mission-Activities conducted

S. No.

Title of the Conference/ Workshop

Theme Date Venue

11Round Table with State Knowledge Advisory Board by Hon’ble CM

Call for inputsto strengthen the core areas and request to join the working committees

25th May 2015L-Block,7th Floor, Secretariat, Hyderabad

12Meeting on IT Innovation and Start-up Policy

Review of progress made by Universities on projects undertaken as part of Innovation and Start-up Policy

9th June 2015APSCHE Office, Hacca Bhavan

13RUSA- capacity Building

Adminstrators in Education Institutions

16th June,2015 Nagarjuna University

14Meeting of Univs with the British Council

Exploring opportunities for Collaboration with Universities of UK

23rd June 2015Golconda Hotel, Hyderabad

15Two Day retreat with Vice-Chancellors

To drive the State Universities towards the objectives of Knowledge Mission

30th June & 1st July 2015

ISB, Hyderabad

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Workshop on Employability Programme by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

College Principals meet with TISS on Employability Programme

9th July2015O/o,CCE, BRKR Bhavan, hyderabad

17EduGrid – Meeting with Lead Universities and Coordinators

Standardisation of Portals of AP State Universities

20th July 2015Chambers of Secretary, Higher Education

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English Language Specialist Programme in collaboration with US State Department

On employability skills to faculty

29-31 Jul 2015SV University, Tirupathi

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Video Conference on Strengthening Start-up ecosystem in Universities

Incubation Centres and Start-ups in Universities of AP

4th August 2015

Cyber Ganga, L-Block, AP Secretariat

Knowledge Mission-Activities conducted

S. No.

Title of the Conference/ Workshop Theme Date Venue

20 Meeting on Foreign Collaborations

Academic & Research collaborations 24 Sept 2015 MEA,

N Delhi

21 Preparation of Master Plan for New Universities

Development of greenfield HEIs – for academic and research excellence

21 Sept 2015 & 8 Oct 2015

ISB, Hyderabad & CM’s office, Vijayawada

22Videoconf with VCs IT & Start-Up Policy - EPPs

7 Oct 2015 Respective cities

Knowledge Mission-Activities conducted

Higher Education as a Growth Engine

Higher Education as a powerful Growth

Engine

Tier I: Strengthening

existing Institutions

Tier II:Establishing new

institutions

(i) Development of HR of AP which will attract investments & service industry(ii)Attracting domestic & foreign students from the demographies of SAARC region, African countries, middles eastern nations, South Asia 04/18/23

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Strengthening Existing Institutions - overview

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Parallel degree Programme in Employability Skills in

collaboration with TISS Implementation of IT and Innovation Policy in State Capacity Building/Leadership training Programmes for

faculty Result Analysis RUSA Foreign collaborations Employability Conclaves for Industry –Educational

Institution Interaction Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (Demo

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Other activities under Progress

Private Universities Bill

Common Universities Act

AP State Assessment & Accreditation Council

(APSAAC)

Curriculum Upgradation in all Universities

Implementation of CBCS & Semester system in

all Universities and Colleges

Biometrics

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The aim of the Government of Andhra Pradesh is to:

Enable establishment of model Private Universities that set new benchmarks

Qualitative change in systems of higher education

Encourage Research-based institutions Achieve higher GER Attract foreign investments Lead to economic development and powerful

growth engine for Andhra Pradesh

AP Private Universities Bill - 2015

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• An Expert Committee was constituted under A.P. State Council of Higher Education for redrafting the AP Universities Act 1991

• The Committee’s report has been submitted to the AP Government

Focus areas:• Accountability• Performance• Quality Education• Restructuring of existing Education system

Common Universities Bill - 2015

IT & Innovation Policy – Entry Point Projects

13 EPPs were identified for implementation in all state Universities

Covering industry collaboration, mandatory apprenticeship, gap year, wifi campuses, Moocs, smart classrooms, centers of excellence, incubation centers, online exams, social work and so on

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TRACK -I Improving Existing Institutions

Curriculum Up-gradationS.V.University

Industry CollaborationDr.B.R.Ambedkar University

Online ExamsAndhra University

Gap Year ConceptJNTU-K

Incubation Centers in all Universities & Colleges

S.V.University

Smart CampusesAndhra University

Mandatory ApprenticeshipRGUKT

Credits for Research , Innovation & Social ProjectsDr.B.R.Ambedkar University

Courses on EntrepreneurshipAndhra University

7 Centers of Excellence JNTU-A

Credits to MOOCs & e-learning -JNTU-K

TRACK -IICreating New institutions

7 Premier National Institutions

Private Universities Bill

New Universities Bill

Education City

Education Hubs

Best Practices in HE

Training in Employability skillsFaculty development programmes

Entry Point Projects

Ranking of HE Institutions

A project “Repositioning Andhra University in top 50 in the world” has been initiated by Dept. of HE in Andhra University taking help of summer fellow from Economic Development Board of AP

Andhra University has been ranked 151 in international rankings by QS BRICS 2nd best State University 8th overall in India by India Today – Nielson Survey

Roadmap: Preparing ANU, SVU and SPMVV for ranking

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Ranking & Result Analysis of Universities, Colleges, Polytechnics

Available on Knowledge Mission website (www.knowledgemission.ap.gov.in) &

on website of Commissioner Collegiate Education (apcce.gov.in)

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Parallel Degree Programme in Employability Skills

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on 5 Sept 2015

30,000 students in 100 Government Degree Colleges will be trained

Three Year Integrated Programme with credits in

English Communication

Digital Literacy

Financial Literacy

Youth Leadership and People Skills

Legal Literacy

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Expected Key ResultsMaking young graduates employable and suitable for entrepreneurshipCapacity building and skill development of existing employees at Universities and Colleges to improve their productivityBudget

RoadmapFinalise next steps with TISS to start trainings in colleges wef November 2015; Organize CSR (Madhya Pradesh has tied up with GAIL; Chattisgarh with HDFC)

Parallel Degree Programme in Employability Skills contd..

Source of Funds Rs in lakhs

Deptt of HE 100

CSR 650

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Performance of Universities - 2014-15

• SPMVV - Highest (98%) pass percentage • Others above 80% - AKNU, BRAU, JNTUA, IIIT Nuzvid and YVU

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Wifi facility in University campuses

Avg WiFi Coverage in AP state Universities : 36%Above 50% WiFi coverage Universities: 5

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Career & Employability Summit & Exposition 2015

1.Andhra University 2.SV University 3.Acharya Nagarjuna University Nov/Dec 2015 & Jan 2016

Focus Areas:•Curriculum Relevance for Employability•Successful Collaborative Models with Industry•Employment opportunities in Core Industries & Services Sectors•Making education more relevant for industry/services

Outcomes:•Direct access for students to HR recruiters of big corporates & MNCs•Industry-Education institute interaction platform•Connecting Employability & Higher Education•Creating capacities relevant to society’s aspirations & economic development

200 stalls will be

facilitated by CII and NASSCOM

Academia-Industry

nexus

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Demo Day

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Demo Day

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New Initiatives & Institutions

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New Initiatives & Institutions

Knowledge Mission

Seven National level Institutes of Higher Education

Private investments into Higher Education

New Universities in AP

Private Universities interested/invited

Educity

Foreign Collaborations

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Name of the Institution

Land allotted in acres

Present stage

IIT- Tirupati 561.51 All land compensation formalities completed – MoA for Society Registration due from Govt. of India.

IISER-Tirupati 244.17 All land compensation formalities completed – MoA for Society Registration due from Govt. of India.

IIM-Vizag 241.50 Society registration underway.

NIT -Tadepalli-gudem

172.08 In G.O.Rt. No.776, Rev. Dept. dt.28.8.15 issued orders to hand over advance possession to the Mentor Director, NIT, AP.

IIIT-Kurnool 124.11(Additional 28.00 acres proposed)

151.51

Collector working with mentor institute for MoA from Govt. of India.

Central University

491.23 Govt. land, ready to hand over.

Tribal University

526.24 Collector, Vizianagaram Dist. vide letter dt.28.8.15 requested the Prl. Secy., Revenue Dept. to give permission to handover the advance possession.

7 National Level Institutes – Land details

Three pronged approach to Private Investments

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I. Creation of legislative framework and regulations through AP Private Universities Act ( Jan 2016)

II. Establishment of Education City Policy and infrastructure development approach (Dec 2015)

III. New Universities Investors Meets with Hon’ble CM either one-on-one or in a joint meeting (Nov/Dec 2015)

Aiming beyond student/faculty exchange programs, towards dual degree Programs

Existing International Collaborative Programmes

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S. No

Name of the University

Student Exchange Program

mes

Faculty Exchange

Programmes

Joint Research

Programmes

Dual Degree

Programmes

Twinning Program

mes

Total No. of MoUs

1Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

USA - USAThailand

USA

Belgium SwedenUSAUK

08

2S.V. University, Tirupati

- - SpainMexico

Thailand

- - 03

3Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur

- Poland PanamaEthiopia

Tanzania

- Tanzania

USAUSA

07

4Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viwavidhyalam, Tirupati

USA - UKUK

USA

- - 04

5 Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa

- - Taiwan USA

- - 02

6 JNTU Ananhapur - - - USA USAUSA

03

7 JNTU Kakinada

- - - - USASwedenThailan

dUSA

04

TOTAL 2 1 14 2 12 31

Existing International Collaborative Programmes

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1. Collaboration with UK

British Council has identified Universities of Liverpool & Loughborough for exploring

collaboration with AP Universities

A meeting was held between British Council & selected Universities on 23rd June 2015

UK Universities Proposed Collaborative Programmes AP Universities

1. University of Liverpool

2. University of Loughborough

Dual degree & twinning programmes1. JNTU Kakinada

2. Gitam University

3. Andhra University

4. KL University

5. Acharya Nagarjuna University

Communication & other soft skills training in AP

Engagement on MOOCs

Student exchange programmes

Faculty development & collaborative research

Collaboration in sustainability & green technology

Joint curriculum design

Incubation centres

Teaching & research collaboration in Buddhist studies

Physical Education

Foreign Collaborations – status and plans

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S. No. Partners Proposed Proposed Collaborations

1 Australia Strategic Alliance & SVU, Tirupati Solar Energy Collaborations

2 Executive Director, Group of Eight & SPMV, Tirupati

Student Research Projects at Undergraduate Level

3 La Trobe University & AU, Visakhapatnam Sports Collaboration for training, developing sports centre

4 The Australian National University, Visakhapatnam & JNTU-K

Online Education

5 Queensland University of Technology & JNTU-K, JNTU-A & AU

Cyber Security & Robotics, Internet of Things

2. Collaboration with Australia

First working group meeting was held in Hyderabad on 21st May 2015

As a follow-up, a conference was held in Bangalore on 25th August 2015

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3. Proposed collaboration with Singapore

Academic collaborations – visiting faculty, student exchange

Faculty development project for state Univs keeping AU as base

Collaboration in trainings with LKYSPP - NUS

Repositioning AU among top 50 in the world

An Advisory Body – Annual Dialogue

4. Proposed Collaboration with USA

As per paper on International Engagement from NSDC explore opportunities

with community colleges of USA & Canada

Collaboration on Incubators

Foreign Collaborations – status and plans

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Meeting with Foreign Partners

Objective: Internationalization of HE in AP Date & Place : 24 Sep 2015 at N Delhi Proposed areas of collaboration:

Student & Faculty Exchange Collaborative Research Twinning & Dual Degree Programmes

Foreign Misssions attended: Germany, Hungary, Poland, Sweden, Finland, UK, USA, China, Japan, Singapore

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Expected outcomes: Streamlining of administration to make e-Governance possibleStandardization of Universities websites and for possibility for better brand image of institutions Availability of student profiles for industries across the state, increasing employability Local industry linkages for internships and project work PMU has been constituted to monitor the projectEd CIL has been requested to give the Time lines for implementation of EDUGRIDEstimated Project Expenditure for 6 Universities – 22 croresTimeline for completion – 9 months

EDUGRID (Standardized Portals for AP state Universities)

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Thank You

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