French and German studies included in govt engineering colleges

Time of India

13-05-2025

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Patna: State chief secretary (CS)
Amrit Lal Meena
on Tuesday inaugurated foreign language (French and German) studies in 15 govt engineering colleges through videoconferencing. Following the successful implementation of the pilot project, the initiative is set to be extended to all 38 govt engineering colleges across Bihar.During the online event held in Patna, the CS emphasised the significance of foreign language proficiency for engineers, highlighting his own experience and background in the field.
Learning languages like French, German and Japanese enhances global opportunities, cross-cultural interactions and professional growth, he said.The CS also highlighted the transformative journey of
technical education in Bihar
, including infrastructure development, faculty recruitment and curriculum upgrades, over the past decade. He recalled that in 2015, CM Nitish Kumar identified education as a key pillar for Bihar's economic and social development, setting the vision under the motto "Aarthik bal, yuvaon ka hal" (Economic stability is youth's power).
He emphasised that Japanese language courses should also be added to boost employability.
Furthermore, he encouraged more memoranda of understanding between Bihar's engineering colleges and foreign institutes, facilitating academic exchanges, research collaborations and language immersion programmes, to become institutes of national eminence.The event was also attended by Pratima, secretary of science, technology and technical education department, and director-cum-additional secretary Ahmad Mahmood.