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Kerala sets up global job watch tower for higher education
Kerala CM Satheesan announced a Global Job Watch Tower, foreign university plans, and focus on AI/quantum. The policy could boost private education providers and edtech. A scheme targets 25,000 women.
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Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Friday said the state will set up a "Global Job Watch Tower" to monitor employment trends across 12 to 15 key sectors and realign university curricula accordingly. The move is part of a broader push to orient higher education toward emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum computing, robotics and genetic engineering.
Satheesan, speaking at GEMS Arts and Science Autonomous College in Ramapuram, said the government aims to bring campuses of reputed foreign universities to Kerala after a new University Bill passes by October. He also announced a scheme called "Njangalum Collegeilekku" (We Too, To College) that will help women who dropped out of college resume their studies. The program will cover all 140 assembly constituencies and is expected to reach at least 25,000 women, he said.
The chief minister urged students to develop a genuine interest in knowledge rather than limit themselves to exams and marks. GEMS College, established in the cooperative sector in 2008, was the first college in India to receive an "A" grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and autonomous status, he noted.