APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) has decided to constitute a Board of Skills to diversify and link engineering courses with the industry. Engineering colleges will be permitted to enter into agreements with foreign universities for twinning programmes.
The university’s Board of Governors (BoG), which met on Thursday, gave the approval to suggestions mooted by the Academic Council and the Syndicate in this regard.
Envisaged to be modelled on the lines of the Board of Studies, the Board of Skills will comprise professionals from the domains of engineering, technology and industry. The university’s Industry Innovation Council will oversee its functioning. Its fundamental goal will be to integrate the skills training necessary to develop a knowledge society with the engineering curriculum.
