VCs to discuss research promotion

ALLAHABAD: Research and innovation in higher education institutions will prominently figure in the discussions set to take place in the three-day national conference of vice chancellors (VCs) and directors of these institutions of the country in New Delhi from July 26.

“University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman DP Singh through a missive dated June 21 has asked the VCs and directors of these institutions to submit a brief note and a small PPT-presentation on research and innovation initiatives in their institutions focusing on major research projects undertaken, existing research eco-system, strategies for promoting research and their possible funding etc by e-mail,” said dean students’ welfare (DSW) and public relations officer (PRO) of Allahabad University (AU) Harsh Kumar.

He said the missive shared that the conference would be followed

THE UGC MISSIVE SAYS THAT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ARE KEY FACTORS IN BRINGING TRANSFORMATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE

by the main event on July 27 coinciding with Guru Purnima and culminate on July 28.

“It will be chaired by union HRD minister Prakash Javaedkar,” he added.

The heads of state private universities, Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) would start the meet followed by the second session for heads of deemed to be universities at a hotel on the first day.

“On July 27, it will be turn of heads of central universities, state universities besides deemed to be universities, IIMs, IISERs, IITs, IIMs, IISERs, IIITs and NITs taking part in the main event (session 3 and 4) followed by heads of central varsities and centrally-funded technical institutes like IITs, IIMs, NITs and IISc attending session 5 followed by session 6 for state public universities at AICTE headquarters,” he added.