Governance of Technical Education in India

Higher education, and in particular technical education, is critical to India's aspirations of becoming a major competitive player in the global knowledge economy. The technical education system is huge and complex, and reforms are imperative. Countrywide policies continue to identify Good Governance as key to the success of reforms and investments in higher education. A Learning Forum brought together senior policymakers, leaders and experts from: five States leading in technical education (Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal); Ministry of Human Resource Development, Industry, TEQIP National Project Implementation Unit, and the World Bank. The Forum agreed to nine key governance issues that are central to Good Governance: (i) a new model of an autonomous institution; (ii) Common legal framework for governance; (iii) Strategic planning; (iv) Common quality assurance; (v) Policies for industry/academic collaboration; (vi) Professional development for faculty, leaders and Boards of Governors; (vii) Optimum utilization of resources (xiii) Mentoring institutions gaining autonomous status, and (ix) Policy to tackle faculty shortage. Chapter 1 discusses how this Good Governance agenda depends upon coordinated actions at the faculty, institutional, state, and central level; including a clear list of how each stakeholder can take action.

ISBN	0821383418	Pages	99
ISBN13	9780821383414 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	193
Publisher	World Bank Publications	Published in	Washington
Imprint	World Bank Publications	Series ISSN	1726-587
Format	Paperback	Series title	World Bank Working Paper
Publication date	15 May 2010	Height (mm)	260
Library of Congress	2010279688	Width (mm)	178
DEWEY	607.54	Spine width (mm)	5
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	About the Contributors
	Acronyms and Abbreviations
	Executive Summary
	The Need for Change
	What Is Good Governance?
	Learning Forum Objectives
	Inputs and Process
1	Outcomes: The Nine Key Governance Issues	1
	Outcomes for States	3
	Outcomes for Institutions	5
	Outcomes for the Consideration of the MHRD	6
	Outcomes for TEQIP for NPIU/MHRD and the World Bank	7
	Next Steps	8
2	A Common Language and Key Principles of Governance by Aims McGuinness	9
	A Common Language for Governance?	9
	Key Principles and Challenges of Governance	10
3	State Case Studies	16
	Andhra Pradesh	16
	Haryana	22
	Karnataka	30
	West Bengal	34
4	National and International Case Studies by Jannette Cheong	39
	India	39
	China	45
	Japan	51
	The Republic of Korea	58
	European Trends in Governance in Higher Education	63
	United Kingdom	65
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