BPUT inking partnership with Foreign Universities.

The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) is busy inking partnerships with some top foreign universities to give its students a competitive edge.With education sector opening up rapidly, the technical university is out to make the most of it for the students. It has currently partnered with Turin University, Italy, and University of Ballarat, Australia. While Italian partnership would be for architecture programmes, the one with Australian university would be for MBA courses. BPUT sources said similar plans with a German university are also on the cards. The partnerships would improve curriculum, teaching and research, sources said.
The university is also revamping the undergraduate curriculum making it more closely defined by introducing fewer, specific, high quality and affordable textbooks. BPUT is also seeking accreditation of all UG courses through AICTE so that it can secure assistance under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme of Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Similarly, examination system is being made more transparent. The university is preparing question banks and will soon use close circuit cameras to better its surveillance system. A group of leading teachers from within the university are being identified as University Teachers who will be designated subject expert groups (SEGs). Mandate of the groups will include textbooks, courses, software packages as well as creation of a well-classified question bank. Similarly, training of teachers through e-programmes is underway by a group of experienced teachers who would actively design and participate in faculty training programmes at the university- run Faculty Training Centres.
The varsity sources said consolidation of PG streams including the doctoral programmes particularly for faculty of colleges is also being carried out. BPUT is also setting up a Mineral Engineering Centre at its Orissa School of Mining Engineering at Keojhar to consolidate the porgramme. Further, more UG programmes in metallurgical and steel engineering are also on the cards.