President asks universities to wake up from 'slumber'
Updated: May 01, 2014 10:32:40am
Imphal, May 1 (KNN) Asking the Indian Universities and Institutions to “rise from our slumber and beat the inertia that defines our current state of functioning,” President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday said that an initiative by several Central Universities in setting up of innovation clubs should dovetail with the innovation incubators in IITs and NITs so that linkages can be established between advanced research and the common man.
In his convocation speech at the Manipur University here, the President expressed concern over the fact that, “Not a single Indian university figures in the list of top 200 universities in the world. I have been sharing my concerns about the performance of Indian institutions in world university rankings during my visits to the universities.”
However, Mukherjee was happy that some Indian Institutions have started to accord due seriousness to the rankings process.
“In September last year, the Finance module of IIM, Calcutta was adjudged by a reputed agency as the best amongst business schools offering the Master of Management programme,” he said.
The President said, “A concerted effort has to be made to develop a wide-ranging partnership with the industry. An institutional arrangement for industry-academia interface is essential to explore the contours of collaboration like sponsorship of research endowments and chairs, and conduct of internship programmes.” (KNN Bureau)
In his convocation speech at the Manipur University here, the President expressed concern over the fact that, “Not a single Indian university figures in the list of top 200 universities in the world. I have been sharing my concerns about the performance of Indian institutions in world university rankings during my visits to the universities.”
However, Mukherjee was happy that some Indian Institutions have started to accord due seriousness to the rankings process.
“In September last year, the Finance module of IIM, Calcutta was adjudged by a reputed agency as the best amongst business schools offering the Master of Management programme,” he said.
The President said, “A concerted effort has to be made to develop a wide-ranging partnership with the industry. An institutional arrangement for industry-academia interface is essential to explore the contours of collaboration like sponsorship of research endowments and chairs, and conduct of internship programmes.” (KNN Bureau)
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