Students should become job creators : Naidu

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New Delhi : “We can transform our students from being job seekers to job creators by building the proper ecosystem for imparting skill-based training in every higher educational institution,” the Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu said on February 3, 2019. He was addressing the students of the Dr D. Rama Naidu Vignana Jyothi Institute of Rural Development and the members of the Vignana Jyothi Society at Hyderabad.

Naidu applauded the initiatives of the Vignana Jyothi Society formed by a group of selfless philanthropic entrepreneurs for establishing a string of educational institutions, which have grown into centres of excellence over the years. Sharing his thoughts on education, the Vice President said that an ideal educational institution must focus on making a student into a holistic individuals by equipping them to face the challenges of life with equanimity and stability. He advised educational institutions to employ counsellors to provide support and guidance to students during challenging times.

Naidu opined that education must lay the foundation for developing a society that is strongly grounded in morals, ethics and value systems. He said there is need to revamp our education system to improve standards and impart world class learning. He lamented that none of our Indian universities figured in top ranking global institutions, according to a PIB release.