Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. MANASBAL: The two-day national workshop on “Reimagining Higher Education Administration for Viksit Bharat@2047,” organised by the Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir), in collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), concluded here on Tuesday.
During the workshop, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. A. Ravinder Nath delivered a presentation on the Institutional Development Plan (IDP), highlighting its importance as a strategic framework for making higher education institutions future-ready. He emphasised that institutional development must extend beyond infrastructure creation to encompass academic excellence, research, outreach, human-resource development, entrepreneurship and environmental sustainability.
Prof. A Ravinder Nath explained that an effective IDP should align institutional vision and priorities with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. He underlined the need for a long-term vision, supported by medium- and short-term plans, measurable targets and periodic reviews. Such planning, he noted, should emerge from wide stakeholder consultation and a realistic assessment of institutional needs, available resources and capacity gaps.
The Vice-Chancellor’s presentation also highlighted the academic and social missions of universities. He stressed that higher education institutions must create knowledge through research, disseminate it through teaching and apply it through outreach and community engagement. Emphasising access, equity, quality, affordability and accountability, he called for inclusive and holistic education that nurtures critical thinking, creativity, ethical values and social responsibility. Transparent governance, functional autonomy, quality assurance, technology integration and sustainable campus practices were identified as important enablers of institutional progress.
In his concluding remarks, Registrar, Dr. Nisar Ahmad Mir described the workshop as a first-of-its-kind initiative for the University and expressed satisfaction that it had generated useful engagement. He said the face-to-face format provided academic and administrative officers an opportunity to interact meaningfully with experienced resource persons and exchange perspectives on issues confronting higher education administration.
He said the University would consider participants’ suggestions while planning future workshops focused on specific areas, including finance and audit, regulations and recruitment, and legal matters, grievances and the Right to Information. Earlier, technical sessions were held during which participants made detailed presentations about various aspects of the workshop theme.
