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1. 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.