Use new technologies to improve efficiency

VTU vice-chancellor K. Balaveera Reddy urged the colleges to make use of new technologies to deliver high quality education and improve efficiency.

He cited the example of the VTU, which has introduced, initiatives like e-campus, on-line examinations and satellite based distance education to improve learning experience for students.

He was speaking at the one-day seminar held on Systems Analysis and Program Development (SAP) at the Acharya Institute of Management in association with Deutsche Consultants in the city on Thursday.

Ex-CEO of e-SAP Herbert Schuster gave a talk on the technical aspects of SAP. He said: "India' is one of the biggest markets for technology and the second biggest developer of SAP,".

IT secretary Anup Pujari and Principal of Acharya Institute Kiran Reddy were present.


'Solve CET crisis'

Balaveer Reddy said that the State government must arrive at an agreement with the COMED-K on seat sharing issue. He said that there was a provision in the Supreme Court guidelines on seat sharing. The government should make use of this provision and arrive at a solution keeping in mind the interest of the students from Karnataka.
(NIE Dated:16/06/2006)