The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr. S.M. Krishna, today
urged NRIs, particularly Kannadigas, who
were in wealthy jobs, to adopt elementary schools in the State
where they received their primary education. He appealed to NRIs
to spare a thought to their rural background to find ways to
improve their Alma Mater by adopting schools.
Mr. Krishna was speaking at a function here where Motorola handed
over educational kits worth about Rs. 2 crores to the Belgaum-
based Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). About 70
engineering colleges will benefit from the tie-up.
The Government, Mr. Krishna said, was evolving a scheme to offer
various options in the adoption of elementary schools. He said it was
necessary to establish meaningful synergy between universities
and industries.
Calling for increased participation by private sector in
education, Mr. Krishna emphasised the need for meaningful reforms
in the syllabus of universities.
The State Government, he said, had created 10,000 engineering
seats related to Information Technology. He also stated that he will not hesitate to
set up more engineering colleges to meet the global demand. He also said IT-based education had been launched in 1,000 government
schools to prepare the students for tomorrow's opportunities.
- nriol.com report
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