Title :
On a Novel Concept of Continuing Education
Author :
Ramakrishna, Koliyalam ; Srinath, L.S.
Abstract :
A continuing education program PROFICIENCE is described, which is the collaborative effort of 14 Professional Institutions in Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Science, to give full-term rigorous courses of topical interest. The novel aspect is that the professional institutions are coming together to evolve the academic needs that are met by the Indian Institute of Science. More than 4000 participants have benefited since its inception in August 1980.
Keywords :
Cities and towns; Collaboration; Continuing education; Educational programs; Electronics industry; Fabrication; Industrial electronics; Machine tools; Production facilities; Textile industry;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TE.1983.4321588
