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Participants of Faculty Development Programme in Biotechnopreneurship at the Industrial Visit to Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Mr. S. B. Sareen, Programme Director, said, “To accomplish the objective of the programme, EDII with
GSBTM designed this customized course module which was replete with interactive sessions and visits so
impart rst-hand experience to the participating faculty group. The programme was well received.”
The Chief Guest of the Valedic on, Ms. Gargi Jain, IAS, Mission Director & Deputy Secretary Biotechnology, Govt. of
Gujarat, presented the cer ficates to the par cipants and shared her thoughts, saying, "These courses are crucial. In a
biotechnology firm, innova on is considered as both a crea ve process and an essen al component of an effec ve
management structure and strategy for achieving growth. While on that front, the func onaries
are well equipped, complemen ng such skills with entrepreneurial competencies, could lead to even mega
achievements.”
Dr. Anasuya Bhadalkar, Jt. Director HRD, GSBTM, in her keynote address emphasized on how apprehensions had to be
fought about floa ng a programme on entrepreneurship for the faculty of biotechnology. She added that the results
are heartening and today everyone is aligned with the need and significance of such a programme.
• Faculty Training in Entrepreneurship Curriculum Design & Development
EDII has been closely associated with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in introducing
several innovations and developments in the sphere of education and learning. Against the backdrop that
entrepreneurship is the driver of economy and needs to be promoted, EDII and AICTE designed and
offered a short-term training programme to develop faculty skills in the areas of entrepreneurship,
curriculum design and development & delivery of entrepreneurship course. Faculty members can play a
key role as resource person in the area of entrepreneurship and thus motivate young students to take up
entrepreneurship as a career.
The programme trained 35 participants from across India over 6 days on the topics of Entrepreneurship
Course Curriculum Design and Development with focus on creativity & innovation for entrepreneurs,
achievement-motivation, entrepreneurship teaching model, business opportunity identication & business
plan preparation, contemporary pedagogies for entrepreneurship teaching, case-based teaching of
entrepreneurship, guidance on business plan preparation and game-based approach to teaching
entrepreneurship. The programme also exposed the faculty group to the signicance of experiential
learning and interactions with successful entrepreneurs as a methodology to drive in learning.
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