Digital Conference On German - AP Forum on Higher Education

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January 22, 2022 – 2:00 pm

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January 22, 2022 – 4:00 pm

We are very pleased to invite you all for the third round table discussion of the "German - AP Forum on Higher Education" to be held on 21st January 2022 (Friday). In this regard, we are going to discuss the topic "The Era of Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

“The Era of Emerging Trends in Engineering Education – Career Opportunities in Germany”.

Session Context :

This session is designed and focused to bring employment linked higher education opportunities to AP students towards Germany further exploring the German quality Practises to adopt in our engineering education courses. This is targeted to lead the bilateral cooperation, research, funding and joint degree programs along with German universities and institutions. This may be accomplished by focusing on specific goals and providing students with fresh and challenging possibilities to increase the value in engineering education.

The following are the honourable guests:

  • Dr. Audimulapu Suresh, Hon’ble Minister for Education, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh (Chief Guest) – Welcome Remarks
  • Dr. J. Syamala Rao, IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department (Guest of Honour) – Special Address
  • Prof. K. Hemachandra Reddy, Chairperson, APSCHE (Guest of Honour) – Session Address
  • Mr. V.V.N. Raj, Executive President, German Varsity for Advanced Studies – Session Chair

 

The following are the honourable speakers for the Round Table Panel Discussion on Skill-Based Learning

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Starke, Research Director, European Centre for Mechatronics, FH Aachen University, Germany
  • Shri. K. Ajay Reddy, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC)
  • Prof. P.V.G.D. Prasad Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, Andhra University

 

The following are the honourable speakers for the Round Table Panel Discussion on Internship-Based Learning

  • Prof. Dr.- Ing. Dirk Jacob, Vice President, Faculty of Robotics, University of Kempten, Germany
  • Dr. Nanda Kishore, CEO, Andhra Pradesh Electronics & Information Technology Agency (APEITA)
  • Prof. G. Ranga Janardhana, Vice-Chancellor, JNTU-Anantapur

The following are the honourable speakers for the Round Table Panel Discussion on Employment-Based Learning

  • Prof. Dr. Bertram Lohmüller, Managing Director, Faculty of Sustainability Studies, SGIT – Steinbeis University, Germany
  • Dr. T. Anil Kumar, CEO, Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Academy (APITA)
  • Prof. Dr. G.V.R. Prasada Raju, Vice-Chancellor, JNTU-Kakinada