Suresh Gyan Vihar University International Journal of Economics and Management
Vol 6(4)
ISSN : 2278-2478
Editorial
Life is changing and the best lesson that this life gives to us is to prepare for the changes by changing ourselves. We should be prepared for a different tomorrow. We should be constantly involved in searching for the options to change and improve ourselves. It is easier to remain stable, but it is more important to remain effective. To be effective, we have to quit our status quo and embrace dynamism. This lesson of life has to be incorporated by all including educational institutions. It is pathetic to find many institutions still continuing with decade old courses and curriculum, while they themselves realize that there is no relevance of those courses in the present context. There are many institutions, which still teach technologies, which are obsolete. Such institutions are playing with the future of the students. Due to such institutions, there is a rise in unemployable graduates. There is a need of transforming the higher education scenario of our country.
The present issue contains papers on infrastructure, e-business and challenges faced by micro-small and medium enterprises. This issue also presents an insight into journey from village boy to corporate trainer. This is a true story of Dr. R N Krishnia, who is the new Principal of ISBM. He has been transforming corporate sector with his expertise in the field of human behavior. His life and journey would be a source of inspiration for the students and readers.
Academic institutions must meet the challenges of the society through introduction of the programs and courses for meeting the needs of the society. Every educational institution must act vigilantly to help the society at large. The problems of the present times and the challenges of tomorrow should be the issues of the curriculum so that the institutions are able to prepare executives for the future. Every educational institution must engage in undertaking research about the current status of the society and must prepare a vision for the better tomorrow. Higher educational institutions must engage in preparing courses and programs for the future. They must actively engage in participatory research with the society with the sole objective of transforming the society. Suresh Gyan Vihar University has emerged as a pioneering institution in the field of higher education and research. Over the years, the university has tried to impart the best education along with focus on path breaking researches and innovations. This is the university, which introduced programs on employability skills, climate change and weather forecasting, digital marketing and on a number of other emerging issues for the first time. The university has been fortunate to get mentored by visionary academicians. The university has now launched a number of programs in line with its inter-disciplinary nature. The university has been introduced courses for the future. These courses are designed to prepare the students to face the challenges of tomorrow. We know that in the years to come there would be major challenges due to urbanization. These challenges must be faced through required changes in education and training. We have to prepare executives with vision to deal with the problems of urbanization. This is the reason that the university is now launching school of Built Environment. This is a welcome move. The issues of urban infrastructure must be addressed through higher education and research. The university has recently launched programs designed to prepare corporate leaders for tomorrow. The university has carried out comprehensive study to identify the most important issues affecting the common people. We found that public health and management of heath care institutions is the most important issue at present. Considering these issues, the university has decided to launch special program on public health and on management of health-care institutions. These programs will bridge the gap in this sector.
Suresh Gyan Vihar University has recently entered into collaboration with IBM to introduce programs for preparing executives for the challenges of rising e-business of tomorrow. The university has introduced specialized programs on business analytics. These programs will prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow. With the rise in e-business, there would be increase in online marketing and online business. Companies will require executives skilled in the field of data analytics so that proper strategies may be formulated. The corporate sector of tomorrow will require executives for handling big-data and this requires changes in the courses and curriculum. Suresh Gyan Vihar University has therefore introduced programs on data analytics. These programs will prepare the executives for tomorrow.
(Trilok Kumar Jain)
(Editor)