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Ms. Prekerthi Panikar

Senior Lecturer & Head of Department

Entrepreneurship Education Professional Development and Training

Research Interests

Entrepreneurship Education Entrepreneurial Universities Incubator and Accelerator

Key Achievements in Teaching and Research

  • Organization: Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
    Description: Launched the Annual Entrepreneurship Fair in December 2014 and have connected to the leading entrepreneurship ecosystem in teh country in the last four Entrepreneurship Fair whcih has become a melting pot of venture capitalists, banks, academics and government entities and has put Caledonian College as a well recognised hub for entrepreneurship education. The Startup Oman survey conducted in 2014 showed Caledonian College as a well recognised entrepreenurship educaion hub.
    Outcome: We got the Riyada award
    Date: 11/01/2014 - 01/02/2018
  • Organization: Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
    Description: Dean's Appreciation Certificate for contributions and enhancement of Teaching and Learning.
    Outcome: Certificate
    Date: 20/03/2015 - 20/01/2018
  • Organization: Riyada, Oman
    Description: Recieved National Award for 'Best Educational Initiative' from Riyada
    Outcome: Certificate & Trophy
    Date: 31/12/2015 - 30/12/2016
  • Organization: Process Management Institute, UK
    Description: Completed Lean Six Sigma Green belt from Procees Management Institute, UK
    Outcome: Lean Management trained in Quality Enhancement and Process Control
    Date: 01/02/2016 - 29/03/2016
  • Organization: Certified Competency Management Professional, HRSG, Canada
    Description: I'm a Certified Competency Management Professional, awarded by Human Resources and Services Group, Ministry of Education, Canada. Im now certified to develop competency based appraisal and counselling mechanism in corporates.
    Outcome: Certified Professional
    Date: 09/10/2016 - 02/02/2018
  • Organization: Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
    Description: Launched Caledonian Women Engineers Forum to help women consider career choice and not an option. This initiative aims to motivate, equip and empower Female gradaute engineers to work in a men dominated field with courage and not shy.
    Outcome: Became a part of Women Engineers Council Oman,Oman Society of Engineers. Got our students connected with leading female role models and hear them of their journey to success.
    Date: 17/03/2017 - 03/02/2018
  • Organization: Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
    Description: conducted the first ever TEDX session at Caledonian College
    Outcome: Connected the community and added CCE to the TEDx list
    Date: 17/12/2017 - 18/12/2017

Skills

Curriculum design and development Teaching and Learning strategies Entrepreneruship Education Research Department Management Teacher Trianing and skills enhancement

Responsibilities

Strategic Panning with Key Result Areas Department Management and support to staff Planning department resources and department budget Developing new curriculum, validation and delivery observing teachers'teaching and providing feedback Developing courses fro Corporate Training Chair - Caledonian Women Engineers Forum; Ex Officio Member on Academic Council On Selection and Interview Panel of the College