Indian Institute of Technology Madras students are launching a yearlong education initiative focussing on preparing Government and Private School student for the challenges faced in the 21st century. In the age of modernisation, many skills need to be upgraded or inculcated within the youth. This initiative is being done by the youth division as they themselves faced several challenges in pursuing the skills.
The Institute’ Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) is a campaign launched to focus on skills such as innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, leadership and risk taking ability among the youth. The Imitative has taken up to provide students with skills to handle challenges of the 21st century and the Educators from different sectors will come and set an example by learning and illustrating on how entrepreneurship empowers all learners to gain the skills they need.
The speakers will be conducting various workshops, lectures series and the motive is to teach the students on how to think creatively and make innovation happen. The students will also be mentored by the students of IIT Madras in various aspect of life. Overall, this will be a meaning full sustainable development in improving the education quality and will enhance the quality within the student which to the betterment of their life.
Launching the initiative, Mr. Raghavendra Hunasgi, Global Shaper, World Economic Forum (WEF), and Founder and CEO, Thought Folks Digital, said, “this was an apt platform and event hosted by the e-cell at IIT Madras covered the most crucial aspects. It’s high time we reconsider our style of education and tailor the courses that will create entrepreneurs and innovators.” A Harvard Business School Alumni, Mr. Raghavendra Hunasgi further added, “The curriculum build a decade ago will no longer hold any relevance unless we couple it with new age technology courses and frameworks.”
Speaking about the importance of this initiative, Prof Ashwin Mahalingam, Faculty Advisor, E-Cell, IIT Madras, said, “”This is a fantastic initiative. I am particularly happy that IIT-M’s students are taking the lead on this and I hope that their entrepreneurial zeal and academic excellence can be passed on to students from schools across the country.”