My signed by J. Prakash, registrar, Anna University and Conway Goh, Director-Asia Pacific and Japan, Autodesk Education Experience, in the presence of Minister for Higher Education. Chezhiaan at Anna University in Chennai on Monday. | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B
Gova. Chezhiaan, Minister of Higher Education, launched a feedback system based on QR at Anna University in Chennai on Monday. | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B
Anna University signed a memorandum of understanding with Autodesk, multinational technology and a design company on Monday to establish a design and innovation laboratory in the CUIC (CUIC) Center on the University campus in Chennai.
With the establishment of the laboratory, more than 30,000 students from mechanical, civilian, architectures, eee and media sciences will be able to use the educational version of Autodesk technological products. In addition, at least 10,000 students from Polytechnics and ITI will be trained in futuristic technologies every year. In addition, about 400 members of the faculty will be trained every year as coaches for skill, increase and reciting.
The company provided a donation of 1,28 GBP at the University to carry out year -round educational programs in the laboratory, said Cuic director K. Shanmugasundaram. My signed by J. Prakash, registrar, Anna University and Conway Goh, Director-Asia Pacific and Japan, Autodesk Education Experience, in the presence of Gova. Chezhiaan, Minister of Higher Education.
Mr. Goh said that the recent figures in the company and the company report showed that Talent Crunch influenced the growth of business and the industry manager tried to find employees with the right technical skills and also lacked sources for building effective internal educational programs. The expanding gap in the skills, he said, forcing the leader to reconsider the strategies of the workforce. In the design and innovation Lab Laboratory, students could experiment with Autodesk’s solutions and have access to one of the most demanding AI technologies: generative design.
Feedback based on QR for students
At the same event, the State Council of Tamil Nadu for higher education (TANSCHE) began a feedback mechanism based on QR for students at government universities and universities. The QR code will be made available in all campuses of government institutions and students would be encouraged to induce complaints or offer feedback on equipment such as drinking water, hygiene and dining room. The feedback will be registered on the dashboard, which would be administered by the relevant institutions with the supervision of the university education department.
Instructions for educational institutions
Mr. Chezhiaan also issued a proposal for policy concerning electronic administration for university institutions in the State issued by Tansch. Vijayakumar, Vice -Chairman of Tansche, said that the Council in the Process of Association of Policy in 12 different areas, including recruitment, research, association, cooperation with the university, education based, skills education and Internet use. These would be first published as a proposal for politicians and proposals would be invited from all parties involved. The final shape of these documents would be the shape of model policies, adherence to institutions that would allow certain privileges such as grants.
J. Innocent Divya, Commissioner, Directorate for Technical Education and E. Sundaravalli, Directorate of College Education were present.
Published – May 26, 2025 23:36
