Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal today said that technology-enabled, bilingual management education can help bridge the rural-urban divide and make quality education accessible to talented and needy students irrespective of their circumstances.

 

He said this while virtually addressing the inauguration of a newly launched course at the Indian Institute of Management Udaipur from New Delhi. 

 

The Minister said that the online bilingual Bachelor of Business Administration programme is a unique initiative that can have a wide-ranging impact by delivering management education in simple and easily understandable language.

 

Mr Goyal said that the bilingual nature of the programme would help make the credibility and quality of IIM education accessible to a wider section of people. 

 

The Minister said that India has around 100 crore internet users and stressed the need to use technology and digital means to deliver good-quality education on a larger scale, in line with the New Education Policy.

 

He underlined that management education is not limited to school, college or classroom learning but also involves interactions and dynamics among students.

 

The Minister also emphasised the importance of soft-skill development, including in-depth knowledge of technology, communication skills, teamwork, cultural exchanges and human interaction.

 

The Minister urged the students to make use of the opportunities arising from new free trade agreements, which are giving a new boost to manufacturing and prioritising innovation.

 

Highlighting the role of technology in transforming education, Mr Goyal said that the COVID-19 pandemic connected education with technology and gave EdTech an important role. He said EdTech emerged as a necessity, enabling India to build a bridge between villages and cities in the digital world.