To implement Entrepreneurship Education Framework in Engineering Colleges, the colleges need to create facilities or Labs equipped with the latest tools to learn and build products in specific leading edge technologies. The Indian colleges are focussed towards teaching obsolete curriculum and therefore never have a need to set up labs in the leading edge technologies.
In the last 20 years the world has witnessed proliferation of entrepreneurship in leading edge technologies like Social media, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Open source software, Solar energy, Driverless cars, Nano and the list can be expanded by many more. It will be interesting to find out how many Indian engineering colleges have set up labs for at least one of these emerging technologies? Our labs in the engineering colleges are generally set up when it is necessary to teach a topic that is introduced in the university curriculum. A topic is introduced the university curriculum only after about 10 years of the adoption of technology by the industry.
Following are few examples of the type of labs being set up in American universities in past few years. Indian Engineering Colleges will benefit by exploring whether some of these should be set up in their colleges as well.
Social Media Lab at Ryerson : Social is the first emerging technology among the top 4 identified by a Toronto based hackers meet up group. While Social is a great technology to be explored by budding entrepreneurs, this is a technology that every entrepreneur from any other technology also need to learn and adopt for the growth marketing.
Digital Graphics Project at UofT : Digital graphics are connecting the entire workspace of engineering from design to manufacture of physical products. 3D printing have revolutionized the possibilities.
Urban Energy center at Ryerson: Cities will witness phenomenal changes in next few decades. This industry sponsored center will offer excellent opportunities for entrepreneurs to nurture new ideas.
I propose to keep adding to this list in next 100 days. Please help me with your suggestions for additions.
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SOme additions from Ashok Saraf:
ReplyDeleteI can add to the list following even though some of them may not be
leading edge but still a missing edge in Indian Engineering Colleges,
only related to electronics and telecom technology
1. Electronics production techniques
2. Broadcasting equipment design
3. LED lighting lab
4. Solar lab
5. Digital Radio Transmission lab
6. Analog IC design
7. Power Grid Instrumentation and controls lab
8. Geospatial technology lab
9. Displays and projector techniques lab
10. Graphics User Interface lab
11. Acoustics design lab
12. Hi Fidelity sound appliances lab
13. Touch panels technology lab
14. Power supply circuits lab
15. EMI/ EMC lab
16. Thermal design lab for equipment and modules
etc etc