CONTENTS
- Capacity Building on Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE) Program
Capacity Building on Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE) Program
Context:
Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Shri K. Sanjay Murthy today virtually launched the ‘Capacity Building on Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE)’ program.
Relevance:
GS: Government policies and Interventions
About Capacity Building on Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE) Program
- Purpose: Equip identified Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and faculty members with skills in Design and Entrepreneurship development.
- Industry-Academia Collaboration: Led by collaboration between industry and academia.
- Selection Process: Rigorous selection process resulted in the identification of 30 HEIs for program implementation.
- Nodal Centre: IIITDM, Kancheepuram, serves as the Nodal Centre for the program.
Program Components:
- Instilling problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills among students.
- One-to-one mentoring of faculty members by industry experts.
- Generative dialogue among faculty, student teams, and HEI partners facilitated by expert mentors.
Expected Outcome:
- Development of innovative solutions to complex challenges and scaling up of ideas with industry mentor support.
Industry Experts’ Remarks:
- Expressed optimism about the program’s outcomes and highlighted the importance of global linkages and entrepreneurial mindset among students.
