| | 8 March 2020HIGHERReviewIndian culture has always placed a high emphasis on education. From villages to cities, through govern-ment and private education institutes, the value and investment made by a family is disproportionate to any other expenditure. The trend took root in ear-ly part of last century and fostered significantly from yester years. The education sector in India is estimated to be 91.7bn USD as sized up in FY18 and expected to touch a new high of 101.1bn in FY19. With more than 850 universities and 40000 higher education institutes rapidly growing as per the CARE Research report of 2018, the education sector in India has witnessed exponential growth.This massive investment in education has given huge de-mographic dividends and healthy contributions to the big-gest growth engine of our economy ­ the industry.Following factors have greatly contributed towards this growth story:· Belief on Education as a key driver of prosperity· Willingness to pay disproportionately higher fees· Greater awareness to grab higher quality of education (at a higher cost)· Corporate's role in sponsorships or demanding qualified professionals· Availability of more women oriented courses· Growth of service sector in last 4 decades· Coaching classes, vocational institutes preparing the youth for higher education· Tie-ups with international universities for curriculum design and student exchangeAt a macro level these factors have contributed to the rapidly changing higher education ecosystem. However, at a micro level following trends to my mind, are contribut-ing to individual's uptake of higher education.Personalised Learning: The preferred way of learn-ing is shifting from classroom based learning to anytime, anywhere format adapting to the individual pace and com-IN MY VIEWBy Neha Kharde, Founder & Director, NkubateCHANGING LANDSCAPE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: FROM CORPORATE LENSNeha Kharde, Founder & DirectorNeha Kharde is a senior leader with over 26 years experience in Corporate Human Resources field.in She is an alumnus of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai and holds MMS degree specializing in Personnel fumction. Prior to that she has obtained her B Pharm degree from Mumbai university. In addition, she has been a keen learner and has completed several executive education programs from globally renowned institutes like Harvard business school, Ross school of business, Michigan Univ, University of Singapore. In various corporate roles lead by Neha, hiring and developing young leaders has been an integral part of her portfolio and in that context has close interactions with various business schools in India.Neha holds a professional accreditation from CIPD, London and is pursuing coaching practice as a passion. Creative side of Neha is engaged in abstract painting and has launched her collection of artwork for viewing and inquiries online.
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