Reimagining Higher Education with Live, Industry-Aligned Digital Skills

The expectations from graduates are changing fast. Employers are no longer looking at degrees alone. They need job-ready professionals with practical skills in AI, Data Science, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, and Digital Business.

Watch this on-demand webinar by ETEducation in collaboration with Simplilearn to learn how higher education institutions can bridge the gap between classroom learning and industry expectations.

This session brings together academic leaders and industry experts to discuss how institutions can redesign learning frameworks, embed real-world digital skills, and prepare students for a skills-first economy.

• Understand the new digital skill mandate for higher education
• Learn how institutions can align curriculum with industry needs
• Explore scalable models for digital skilling across universities
• See how Simplilearn SkillUp+ helps build job-ready capabilities
• Learn from institutional case studies and success stories

What You’ll Learn

• How industry expectations from graduates are evolving
• Key skill areas shaping employability, including AI, data science, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital business
• How to bridge the gap between academic curriculum and workforce needs
• Ways to integrate live, industry-aligned digital learning into higher education
• How institutions can scale digital skills training with Simplilearn SkillUp+
• Practical approaches to improving graduate employability

Why This Matters

Higher education is entering a skills-first era. Institutions must move beyond traditional curriculum models and create learning experiences that prepare students for real workplace demands.

This webinar explores how universities can strengthen industry alignment, build future-ready learning ecosystems, and improve student outcomes through digital skill development.

Who Should Watch

• Vice Chancellors and Pro Chancellors
• University Leaders
• Academic Decision-Makers
• Deans and Department Heads
• Training and Placement Leaders
• Digital Learning and Innovation Leaders
• Higher Education Strategy Teams

Speaker Lineup

Dr. Neeraj Saxena
Pro Chancellor, JIS University

Prof. (Dr.) Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay
Pro Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University

Dr. S. J. Thiruvengadam
Vice Chancellor, Presidency University

Prof. (Dr.) Narayan Chandra Talukdar
Vice Chancellor, Assam Down Town University

Sheeba Chauhan
Senior Associate - Content and Community, ETEducation, The Economic Times

Prashant Gangwal
Senior Vice President, Commercial Marketing, Solutions & Ops, Simplilearn

Key Discussion Themes

• The new skill mandate for higher education
• Bridging the academia–industry divide
• Building job-ready capabilities in students
• Scaling digital skilling across universities
• Integrating AI, data science, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital business skills
• Role of Simplilearn SkillUp+ in enabling outcome-driven learning

About Simplilearn SkillUp+

Simplilearn SkillUp+, an enterprise learning platform, helps institutions and organizations build future-ready talent through live expert-led learning, on-demand content, hands-on projects, labs, and role-based learning paths. With industry-aligned programs across AI, digital, and business skills, SkillUp+ enables scalable, outcome-driven learning for today’s skills-first economy.

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Don’t miss this discussion on how higher education institutions can strengthen industry alignment and prepare students for the future of work.