The National Institute of Technology (NIT) here stands top among the institutions that utilized the Central Government sponsored `Global Initiative of Academic Network (GIAN).
The Central Government launched the GIAN in 2014 to improve the quality of higher education in the country and to secure global rating for Indian institutions. It also aims at helping students and faculty get global exposure and showcase the talent of Indian students to the world.
The programme envisages inviting foreign professors, scientists and industrialists to Indian institutions for lectures on campuses. The Ministry of HRD approves the programmes. The IIT, Madras got 76 and IIT Kharagpur got 44 programmes approved while the NIT Warangal got 20 programmes approved out of the total 478 programmes sanctioned by the Central Government in 31 institutions in the country.
Speaking to The Hindu, NIT Director T. Srinivasa Rao said the Indian institutions were not figuring in international rankings of educational institutions. This GIAN was aimed at addressing that issue as well. “We have very experienced faculty. We are the best in teaching and now we are trying to focus on earning reputation in research as well slowly,” the Director added.
According to him, as part of GIAN series, the NIT Warangal was organizing a two-week on campus programme called `Designing and Developing Flipped Classroom, eLearning instruction for engineering and science education’. Barry Sponder, a professor from Centre Connecticut Station University, USA would deliver a series of lectures during his stay on campus here from May 9 to 18.
“This is the fourth programme under GIAN being held by NIT Warangal. The series will continue as we got approval for 16 others already,” Prof. Srinivasa Rao explained. The Ministry of HRD would upload all the lectures of GIAN scheme online for the benefit of students and faculty across the country.
