"Welcome to a world where Technology is the New Black.
We live in perhaps one of the fastest paced industrial revolutions of all time."
That's the vision of India's Times of India, which notes that the country's universities need to up their game in order to remain relevant in a world where, it says, "leadership, entrepreneurial, interpersonal, and human skills through valued learning, and [are] going to prepare young leaders for this new future."
To that end, India's Ministry of Higher Education is rolling out what it calls a "SkillTech" approach to higher education, one that focuses on technology-driven disciplines such as design, film animation, performing arts, fine arts, and media and communication.
"Not only will this help create a fastidious career for them in 4.0 but also be significant in creating disruptions and transformative leadership for organizations," says the Times of India, which notes that India's new national education policy 2020 reiterates the importance of technology-driven multidisciplinary education and skill-based teaching and learning.
"Therefore, it is time that India embraces the 'SkillTech' approach to transform the youth of our nation into global leaders, entrepreneurs ready for industry 4.0," the Times of India quotes the minister as saying.
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