Amity Capacity Building Centre (ACBC) has been established at Amity University Haryana as a part of CABCIN project to provide a sustainable solution to raise the standards of teaching staff in Indian as well as foreign HEIs. It will be a part of Amity Centre for Innovation in Education (ACIE) which is being headed by Honorable Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr) Padmakali Banerjee.
The main objective of the centre is to build up the capacity and quality of teaching at various HEIs. Another key focus area of the centre includes cooperation with HEIs located outside India and enhances internationalization.
The inaugural of ACBC on the 9th of July’19 was graced by Dr. Kamila Ludwikowska (CABCIN Project Coordinator) from WUST, Poland, Hon’ble Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Padmakali Banerjee, Mr. Nikhil Jain, CEO, Sanicon Sustainability Pvt Ltd. Prof. (Dr.)Bhavana Adhikari (Center Head of ACBC) and Dr. Vivek Jaglan of Amity University Haryana.The session saw Dr. Kamila talk about the need to set up ACBC and the road ahead for the ACBC. Prof. Padmakali Banerjee spoke about collaboration of faculty members and how ACBC will strengthen the quality of teaching learning. The session was attended by faculty members of Amity University Haryana. Certificates were distributed to all CABCIN workshop participants, Train the Trainer and the European Visit Program participants. The inaugural session ended with a Workshop on 'Interactive Instruction Strategies for Active Student Engagement' by Mr. Ankit Dhamija
The Centre conducts training on continuous basis to current and future HEI teachers exposing them to latest pedagogical skills to prepare them to replicate the same while delivering their sessions. This will ensure the up-gradation of quality of knowledge deliverance.
Vision
To be a world class capacity building centre of creativity and innovation and to provide sustainable solution to raise the standards of teaching staff in Indian and foreign HEIs through excellence in education, by conducting cutting edge research and focusing on internationalization.
Mission
ACBS nurtures the talent and enhance creativity among teachers as well as and students and promotes interdisciplinary, trans-departmental and trans-national culture .It also to fosters academic innovations in all aspects of functions performed by HEIs and promotes collaboration and cooperation with other HEIs for research.
Objectives
This Centre has been set up to achieve the following objectives-
- To strengthen the existing capacity and quality of teaching at AUH and other HEIs.
- To develop a team of dedicated and passionate faculty members to conduct high-quality and innovative learning courses, deliver feedback and create resources to make excellent teaching possible.
- To motivate faculty members to conduct high quality impactful research.
- To create a platform for mutual sharing of knowledge and skills learned with national International HEI.
Intended Activities
Amity Capacity Building Centre has identified various activities that it intends to carry out to fulfill the objectives of the centre. The activities (however it is not an exhaustive list) include
- Faculty Development Programs(General/Customized for internal & external faculty)
- Management Development Programs (help in developing integration with industry)
- Conducting workshops for IQAC
- Conducting workshops Directors/HOI/HOS for accreditations.
- Developing Study Learning Materials (SLM) for various courses.
- Offering certificate programmes on Six Sigma, Leadership etc
Desired Impact
Amity Capacity Building Centre through various activities desires to make impact on various stakeholders of HEI like
- Faculty: This will improve the quality of knowledge dissemination as well as knowledge creation due the cross-pollination of ideas.
- Students: Quality students can be created only thru quality teachers who will be sharing with the students’ world class education through latest pedagogical techniques with optimum ICT intervention ENHANCING employability.
- Academic Administrators: Once they are sensitized about various changes taking in academics landscape they would be instrumental in creating and sustaining an environment conducive for this changing landscape.
- Corporate Sector: Will be getting the solutions to their problems, will be trained on various skills, will get students with required set of KASH.
- Management of HEI: Quality teachers, Quality students, quality industry integration will be a differentiation difficult to be replicated resulting High visibility resulting higher admissions.
