Mangalore, December 30: Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor Prof T C Shivashankar Murthy called upon the teachers to become inspirers looking at whom the students will aspire to be good human beings and asset to society.
He was speaking after inaugurating a two-day seminar organised by Mangala Alumni Association (MAA) at University College, here on Thursday.
Upholding that teaching is a noble profession, he reminded that teachers should always be good at their work because if they fail to be so, then they will not command respect from their students and from the society.
The VC also said if the belief that India will become a $85.86 trillion economy in 2050 has to materialse, then India has to invariably scale upon its higher education.
Mangalore University Registrar Dr Chinnappa Gowda said that negative approach among teachers can be detrimental because teachers deal with young minds, shaping their thinking and thought process every second.
Commenting that most teachers bank on books in the college libraries for themselves to prepare notes, he said that it is imperative for every teacher to have library of their own so that they can be in the position to lend books to students and suggest books for advanced learning.
Lamenting over the existing scenario in the area of research, he said that it has become devoid of hard work.
He said that there is vacancy of 30 to 40 per cent in higher education. “Even if these vacancies are filled, there will be question left unanswered over the quality of hands recruited,” he said elaborating on the difficulty faced by Mangalore University in specific to even recruit good visiting faculty.
Honorary President of MAA Ananthakrishna said that the aim behind organising a training programme for teachers was to translate work experience into teaching skills.
Office-bearers of MAA Dinesh Kumar Alva, Dr AM Khan and others were present.
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