Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday officially inaugurated four-year undergraduate programs in all universities in the state and said it would bring historic changes in the higher education sector, which has witnessed major changes across the world.
He said conventional modes of learning have changed and the higher education sector is becoming an area of skill development, job training and knowledge generation.
The undergraduate programs and courses in the state have been revised in line with the changes taking place in the higher education sector, which enjoys top priority in the state, he said.
The CM said the new reforms would bring greater changes in the content and structure of the state's higher education sector, which was once limited to learning only on university campuses.
Under the new four-year university programs, divergent areas, including online platforms, practical training and field visits, will have equal importance, he explained.
Vijayan inaugurated the new program at a function held at the Government College for Women here.
"This is a time when our knowledge and employment sectors are witnessing greater changes. This will be reflected primarily in the higher education sector," she said.
The leftist veteran further explained that a dual approach giving equal importance to knowledge generation and skill development would be the highlight of the revised course and syllabus.
He said one of the main features of the programs was that students could design their course and curriculum themselves.
The current changes were made to teaching, learning and assessment. The next stage should be restructuring the existing program, he said.
Vijayan said that along with curriculum revision and program reforms, his government was also giving equal importance to infrastructure development.
Student freedom is the central aspect of educational reforms, he said.
He said conventional modes of learning have changed and the higher education sector is becoming an area of skill development, job training and knowledge generation.
The undergraduate programs and courses in the state have been revised in line with the changes taking place in the higher education sector, which enjoys top priority in the state, he said.
The CM said the new reforms would bring greater changes in the content and structure of the state's higher education sector, which was once limited to learning only on university campuses.
Under the new four-year university programs, divergent areas, including online platforms, practical training and field visits, will have equal importance, he explained.
Vijayan inaugurated the new program at a function held at the Government College for Women here.
"This is a time when our knowledge and employment sectors are witnessing greater changes. This will be reflected primarily in the higher education sector," she said.
The leftist veteran further explained that a dual approach giving equal importance to knowledge generation and skill development would be the highlight of the revised course and syllabus.
He said one of the main features of the programs was that students could design their course and curriculum themselves.
The current changes were made to teaching, learning and assessment. The next stage should be restructuring the existing program, he said.
Vijayan said that along with curriculum revision and program reforms, his government was also giving equal importance to infrastructure development.
Student freedom is the central aspect of educational reforms, he said.
