Hyderabad, Sept 8 (FN Representative) Telangana state council of higher education (TSCHE) Chairman Prof R Limbadri on Tuesday favoured linking the mining industry with higher education for achieving higher rate of economic growth of the country. In his inaugural address at a workshop on “Industry-Academia interaction in mining industry” organised by the Mining Engineers Association of India (MEAI) Hyderabad chapter in association with Alumni of Mining Engineers Association (AMEA) (OU and KU) here, Limbadri stated that the Mining industry was crucial for the progress of the country and MEAI and Alumni of Mining Engineers association to play a crucial role to update the skills of the students as per the latest developments in the industry.
He appreciated the MEAI and the AMEA for taking measures to conduct such workshops to benefit the student community and empower them about the opportunities available in the market. He informed the MEAI and the AMEA to take measures for ensuring that the students learn from the industry by direct participation instead of only classroom sessions. Eminent academicians and mining engineers had participated in the workshop and stressed the importance of the mining industry for the growth of the country’s economy. OU and KU Alumni of Mining engineers association President B Ramesh Kumar, OU Alumni of Mining engineers’ association president RV Rammohan Rao and others also spoke on the occasion.