In the context of educated unemployment, there is a need to reimagine and transform the university spaces to respond to such concern more effectively.
Authors
Nisha Nair, Associate Professor of English, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Prerna Sharma, International Institute for Higher Education Research & Capacity Building, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Sandal Agrawal, International Institute for Higher Education Research & Capacity Building, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Rhonda L. Lenton, York Univesrsity, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ronita Choudhari, Jindal Global Business School, Startup JGU, O.P. Jindal Global Univesity, Sonipat, India.
Uttam Gaulee, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Summary
The chapter examines the role universities can play in enhancing students’ employability, entrepreneurship and socio-economic mobility during and after the Pandemic.
It presents the thoughts of expert scholars and academic leaders on the way universities can evolve to help the youth build the required skills to secure themselves a future, create a launchpad for successful entrepreneurs, recognise the unique issues faced by women entrepreneurs and enhance entrepreneurship programmes to overcome challenges.
In the context of educated unemployment there is a need to reimagine and transform the university spaces to respond to such concern more effectively.
Published in: Global higher education during and beyond COVID-19: Perspectives and challenges. Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 183-192
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