18 March 2003
FACILITIES at the Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) yesterday came in for praise from a visiting delegation of Gulf Co-operation Council countries. The visit of the technical education and vocationaltraining delegation from GCC countries was part of a Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs-organised tour to Bahrain, writes Mandeep Singh.
"We've gone around to several of Bahrain's vocationaltraining and technical institutes and would definitely rate this as one of the best in this part of the world," commented Saoud bin Ahmed Al Bloushi, director of the establishment department, Technical Training Centre, Saybe, Oman. "The facilities that we see here have been presented in such a way that BIT could serve as a model for many others."
Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Isa, director of technical training, Technical Training Education Public Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, explained that the Government of Bahrain has taken care that such institutes in the country serve to not only take care of the local workforce and its training, they also serve to provide a large training facility for the huge expatriate population.
"This is something that we're extremely impressed with."
Hassan Ebrahim Sabir, director of technical education, Ministry of Education, the UAE, remarked that technical education in Bahrain had been very well managed. "It's very pleasing to see the level of excellence that exists in the several institutes that we've visited here."
The delegation, which consists of a total of 11 members, including two from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, was briefed about various activities and programmes of BIT by Prof. T. R. Ranganath, head of the department of production engineering.
The delegation was conducted round the facilities and shown work carried out by students in computer, manufacturing processing, electronics and computer-assisted-design labs.
In each of the laboratories, student representatives briefed the delegation on their work.
The delegation expressed its satisfaction with the high quality of work being done by students.
A small exhibition was also organised to help delegates acquaint themselves with the quality of student projects and to interact with students on specific queries. Members of the delegation showed keen interest in student work, and many of them interacted with students to get to know the quality of training that they receive at BIT.
Later, at a reception organised in honour of visiting delegates, Khulood Sharif Mohammed, a student in the sixth semester in the diploma in technology programme welcomed the gathering while another student from the same class, Fatima Mohammed Ali, briefed delegates on student experiences at BIT.
A Power Point presentation on the parent university - Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India - was made by Shawn Lawrence Lobo, a student of the fourth semester business-education programme.
Professor Ranganath, speaking on the occasion, said BIT had been set up with the purpose of catering for technical education and vocationaltraining needs of GCC countries.
"The institute is willing to provide all information needed so that students from GCC countries could come to study in Bahrain."
S. Hussain, a fourth-semester student in the diploma in technology programme, proposed a vote of thanks to the visiting dignitaries.
Prof. S. H. Kekre, BIT director Majid Mohammed Al Binali, and Saeed Al Fardan, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs; and Navin Megchiani were also present on the occasion.
FACILITIES at the Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) yesterday came in for praise from a visiting delegation of Gulf Co-operation Council countries. The visit of the technical education and vocationaltraining delegation from GCC countries was part of a Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs-organised tour to Bahrain, writes Mandeep Singh.
"We've gone around to several of Bahrain's vocationaltraining and technical institutes and would definitely rate this as one of the best in this part of the world," commented Saoud bin Ahmed Al Bloushi, director of the establishment department, Technical Training Centre, Saybe, Oman. "The facilities that we see here have been presented in such a way that BIT could serve as a model for many others."
Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Isa, director of technical training, Technical Training Education Public Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, explained that the Government of Bahrain has taken care that such institutes in the country serve to not only take care of the local workforce and its training, they also serve to provide a large training facility for the huge expatriate population.
"This is something that we're extremely impressed with."
Hassan Ebrahim Sabir, director of technical education, Ministry of Education, the UAE, remarked that technical education in Bahrain had been very well managed. "It's very pleasing to see the level of excellence that exists in the several institutes that we've visited here."
The delegation, which consists of a total of 11 members, including two from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, was briefed about various activities and programmes of BIT by Prof. T. R. Ranganath, head of the department of production engineering.
The delegation was conducted round the facilities and shown work carried out by students in computer, manufacturing processing, electronics and computer-assisted-design labs.
In each of the laboratories, student representatives briefed the delegation on their work.
The delegation expressed its satisfaction with the high quality of work being done by students.
A small exhibition was also organised to help delegates acquaint themselves with the quality of student projects and to interact with students on specific queries. Members of the delegation showed keen interest in student work, and many of them interacted with students to get to know the quality of training that they receive at BIT.
Later, at a reception organised in honour of visiting delegates, Khulood Sharif Mohammed, a student in the sixth semester in the diploma in technology programme welcomed the gathering while another student from the same class, Fatima Mohammed Ali, briefed delegates on student experiences at BIT.
A Power Point presentation on the parent university - Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India - was made by Shawn Lawrence Lobo, a student of the fourth semester business-education programme.
Professor Ranganath, speaking on the occasion, said BIT had been set up with the purpose of catering for technical education and vocationaltraining needs of GCC countries.
"The institute is willing to provide all information needed so that students from GCC countries could come to study in Bahrain."
S. Hussain, a fourth-semester student in the diploma in technology programme, proposed a vote of thanks to the visiting dignitaries.
Prof. S. H. Kekre, BIT director Majid Mohammed Al Binali, and Saeed Al Fardan, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs; and Navin Megchiani were also present on the occasion.
© Bahrain Tribune 2003
