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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Education Professionals in India Group News | LinkedIn

Sikkim Manipal University- Directorate of Distance Education (SMU-DDE)has announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), a premier state-owned, Government University in Edinburgh and one of UK's largest Universities.

The collaboration between SMU-DDE and ENU aims to foster advancement in teaching, research, academic collaboration, cultural understanding and to create avenues for enhancing student experience.

It will create a strong foundation to encourage exchange and sharing of academic, scientific and cultural experiences. ENU will be an academic partner with SMU-DDE by providing academic training and infrastructure to fulfill the educational needs of the students enrolled.

Under the scope of engagement, ENU and SMU-DDE will collaborate in the management education space. SMU-DE degree holders will be given the option to get an additional MBA degree from ENU by enrolling 60 out of 180 credits of the ENU MBA program.

Education Professionals in India Group News | LinkedIn

Lovely Professional University has signed two important MOUs with top Institutions of New Zealand, Unitec Institute of Technology (UIT), Auckland & Waikato Institute of Technology (WIT), Hamilton. These MOUs are Inter-Institutional Agreement of Co-operation for Programmes of Staff Student Exchange, Collaborative Research, Conferences and seminars, Co-operative learning, Development and Application of Educational Methods and Technologies, Visiting scholar programmes, Short-term training Programmes and projects etc. In this regard, detailed and separate MOUs have been duly signed by Dr Rick Ede, President and Chief Executive, UIT and Dr Monica Gulati, Registrar, LPU, on one hand and between Stewart Brougham, Director Inter-nationalization, WIT, and Er Aman Mittal, Deputy Director, Division of International Affairs, LPU on the other, on strategic level. Under this, the Institutions will also work towards developing jointly accredited programmes and in establishing academic programmes by means of open and distance education.

These MOUs are in continuation to active delegation participation from eight universities of New Zealand at the University, in the month of April, 2011, which kept streamlining the collaborative purposes, since then. However, the coveted MOUs have only been signed with these two most promising and students favouring Universities.

In this context, the Chancellor, Mittal said: "We always want to accord maximum global exposure to our students as well as the members of staff focusing, mainly and primarily, on real world education. This all is under a strong motive to provide global-oriented work-ready human resource to the Industry world around." He added: "Such MOUs with world-class Institutes are indeed on these lines. Now, the students are expected to utilize this effort of ours fully for the betterment of themselves as well as the society."

On contacting Dr Rick Ede of UIT, he said: "India is a market with huge growth potential, especially, in the education sector. Indian engineering and management institutions have doubled from 2005-06 to 2010-11. This rapid growth represents the demand for professional, job-oriented degrees, as these programmes have a relatively higher employability. Understanding the same, we have come to LPU in India intending to work-around such requirements. Similarly, Stewart Brougham from 'Wintec' said: "We are looking forward to start working in India to bring and build forth a stronger work-force community through education, research and career development."

JSS college offers course in human rights - The Times of India

DHARWAD: The principle civil judge C Rajshekhar called upon educational institutions to inculcate human values among students during the course of education, so that they will conduct themselves as good citizens in their life.

Inaugurating the UGC-sponsored certificate course in Human Rights at Janata Shikshana Samiti (JSS) College in Dharwad on Tuesday, he said human rights are the soul of democracy and respecting human rights means upholding democracy. He appreciated the initiative taken by the college in introducing the course.

Principal of the college, Ajith Prasad, narrated how human rights had been violated in South Africa, America and India in the past and emphasized the importance of respecting human rights in a civilized society. He also explained the initiative taken by international organizations like UNO in protecting human rights.Professor Chitra Daijode and others also spoke.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Only 30% pass GU MPhil test - The Times of India

Results of the entrance test for the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) course has failed to improve at Gujarat University. As much as 70 percent of the students who appeared in the test failed this year.

Complying with the norms of University Grants Commission (UGC), Gujarat Universityconducted the admission test for 300 seats of MPhil programme in July. While more than 600 students appeared in the test for various subjects, only 30 percent of examinees cleared the test.

Apart from Gujarati, other subjects like Sanskrit, Hindi and English had very few students clearing the test. While 34 students appeared in Sanskrit, only 2 students passed the test. Similarly out of 44 students who gave the test only 1 student passed the test and in Hindi 10 students out of 15 cleared the test in Hindi. However students fared well in Gujarati. Out of 26 students who gave the test for Gujarati, 24 students cleared the test.

A student who could clear the test said, "The University has not arranged for any mock test and the format of the test was new to us. Moreover we found the questions tough to understand as the logical and reasoning sections were in English."

The test of 120 marks included a section worth 40 marks related to the students' area of specialization. The other sections were on logic and reasoning. Gujarat University faced a similar situation where many students failed in the test last year as well.


Thursday, September 8, 2011

Fake Institutes

Fake Educational Institutions
The Central Government, through University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), keeps a watch over the fake universities and the unapproved technical institutions. The UGC has identified 21 universities/institutions as fake running in various parts of the country, in contravention of the UGC Act, 1956, out of which 8 are in Uttar Pradesh, 6 are in Delhi and 1 each in Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Similarly, the AICTE had identified 348 institutions running technical and management courses/programmes in violation of the AICTE Regulation dated 6th January, 2005. Out of these total number of unapproved institutions, 75 each are in Delhi and Maharashtra, 52 in Andhra Pradesh, 34 in West Bengal, 30 in Uttar Pradesh, 26 in Karnataka, 17 in Haryana, 14 in Tamil Nadu, 9 in Chandigarh, 4 in Gujarat, 2 each in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Goa and 1 each in Uttrakhand and Kerala.

The UGC has taken legal action in various courts against 6 of these fake universities. The State Governments have also initiated action against certain fake universities. Show-cause notices have also been served by the UGC to some of the fake universities/institutions and by the AICTE to the unapproved institutions for closure of their programme.

With a view to check the growth of such institutions, wide publicity is given by the UGC and the AICTE every year through print/electronic media as well as on their official websites, cautioning students and parents not to take admission in fake and unapproved institutions. A public ‘Appeal’ was issued by the Ministry sometime back that students must satisfy themselves that courses offered by institutions are recognized under the relevant laws and are of quality and repute and that in case of any doubt, necessary clarification may be obtained from the relevant statutory bodies, such as the UGC, AICTE. The State/UT Governments have also been advised, from time to time, to issue necessary instructions to the Districts/Police Administration to take immediate action against such institutions. The last such communication was issued at the level of Minister of Human Resource Development on 2nd May, 2011.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Smt. D. Purandeswari, in a written reply to a question, in the Lok Sabha today.

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PM seeks to increase private funding in research to 50%

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has suggested increasing private sector funding in Research and Development to 50% from the current 20%. The suggestion was made during a review meeting of eight ministries related to scientific research. The meeting was attended by representatives from science and technology, space, atomic energy, earth sciences, biotechnology, defence production ministries.

Prime Minister spelt out the need to increase country’s footing as a major player in publication of scientific literature, "Prime Minister said that India's share in scientific literature published in international journals should be increased to 10% in the next plan," said an official.

According to the sources, all participating departments were told to make most of the prevailing interest in India as an investment destination and come up with ways to attract FDI in scientific endeavours. African countries and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have expressed interest in partnering scientific ventures in India, and also to purchase technology.

Singh also assure that issue of inclusion of more than 1,000 scientists in the new pension scheme that was turned down by the finance ministry recently or norms for the selection of heads of scientific PSUs will be settled.

The PMO directed the department of science and technology to send a "well-reasoned note" on the pension scheme to the finance ministry, and asked the department of scientific and industrial research (DSIR) to evolve a suitable selection process for scientific PSUs so that the recurrent bureaucrat-scientist tussles do not hamper their working.

The PMO also asked for expediting the setting up of the biotechnology industry research assistance council (BIRAC).

The research and development sector is increasingly becoming business-funded in developed countries. For instance, the European Union's R&D programme in 2008 relied 55% on private sector's funds, a third came from the respective governments and around 9% from abroad. In 2007, of the entire amount spent in Japan, 77.7% was bankrolled by the private sector, and in the US, 67.3% was funded by the business houses.

[Source: Times of India]

Monday, September 5, 2011

Role of teachers crucial for RTE’s success: PM - Indian Express

Using the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today suggested that the dedication and commitment of teachers would be crucial for achieving the objectives of the Right to Education Act which has the potential to transform schools and lives of children.

Interacting with a group of meritorious teachers here, Singh noted that teachers have a critical role to play in shaping the future of the country and they should inculcate progressive and rational attitudes among children maintaining a balance between tradition and modernity.

He sought to strike a personal chord with the teachers by pointing out that teaching has always been “close to my heart” as he had started his career as a teacher.

“The Right to Education legislation that we have enacted has the potential to transform our schools and the lives of our children.

NCERT to get ‘university’ status: Kapil Sibal | India Education Review

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will now get ‘university’ status announced HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. The status will enable NCERT to address diverse issues and challenges in the education sector and also help its teachers draw professor level salary.

NCERT should be made a ‘Centre of Education’ said the minister.

"I strongly suggest that we should work very hard to ensure that the university status to NCERT is brought about as quickly as possible," he said at a function.

The status will also guide other organisations in this country to take the agenda of NCERT and its regional units forward.

Sibal pointed out that the scholarship amount paid under the prestigious National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scheme is a "farcical" Rs 500 per month and assured to "raise" the amount. According to officials, the university status will enable NCERT confer BEd, MEd degrees and PhDs through its five regional educational colleges.

Recalling Prime Minister's Independence Day address where he disclosed plans to set up a commission to look at the new vision of education in 21st century, Sibal suggested that NCERT should also be an integral part of such a proposal.

'Schools still using dated teaching methods' - The Times of India

Two years have passed since the Bharatiya Jain Sangathana conducted a study on the quality of schooling in Goa, but the directorate of education(DoE) is yet to prepare a roadmap to improve infrastructure in Goa schools. The study, which was conducted in collaboration with the state government, pointed the lack of security systems in schools. It also drew attention to poor maintenance of toilets and lack of playgrounds.

The state government had signed a memorandum of understanding with the BJS to conduct a survey on the quality of schooling in Goa.

The study was submitted in early 2009, and the Goa government was to prepare a roadmap to improve the quality of schooling based on the report's findings. However, little progress has been made on the front. The BJS recommendations described how "an alarming 90% of high schools and higher secondary do not have sufficient safety and security systems like compound wall, fencing, fire extinguishers, and safety in laboratories. "Wherever they exist, they are inadequate and insufficient. In most of the schools, first aid facility is inadequate," the report said.

The report had recommended an immediate need to review and upgrade the safety and security measures in all schools in Goa. The study also stated that 40% of schools have inadequate and poor state of toilets. Maintenance of the toilets is very poor. Above 50% schools have common toilets for staff and students. A proper system with constant monitoring of cleanliness of the toilets is essential. Immediate provision for sufficient number of taps and supply of water," the report said.

It was found that most high schools and higher secondary schools provided non potable water to the students and 42% of schools had insufficient number of taps and supply of drinking water. The tanks storing the potable water were also found to be unclean.

It was seen that around 27% schools in Goa had no playgrounds and about 45% had very small playgrounds which had uneven surface making it almost unusable. "This was more relevant to privately managed schools," said the study. The BJS report recommended that schools without playgrounds could lease a nearby plot or provide indoor sports facilities to its students. The report revealed that about 80% of the private school management members had never or rarely attended any orientation programme on education. However, they did show interest to attend such programmes, said the study.

The report suggested workshops on creative teaching methods for teachers and a system where the school head can encourage the use of available teaching aids. This was recommended as it was found that teachers in high schools and higher secondary schools were unaware of the use of non-conventional teaching aids. "A towering 77% of schools use stereotyped methods of teaching, leaving very little scope for interactive, experimental teaching. These schools also lack creativity in their teaching methods," said the study.

Despite the serious nature of some of BJS recommendations, government officials confirm that very little has been done to draw the promised roadmap as per the MoU signed to improve of the inadequacies pointed out by the report.


PhD test in November - Times Of India

It was decided at a meeting of higher education officials on August 26 that the common entrance test for PhD will be held in the first week of November. To prepare question papers of various subjects, different state universities have been roped in. The question paper will be based on syllabus according to the UGC- NET, CSIR, and ICIR. The entrance exam will have two question papers. The first one will be purely objective, while the second one will consist of both objective and subjective type questions. After the completion of the exam, three cut-off marks will be declared for general, SC/ST, and OBC candidates respectively.

On the basis of these marks, a score card will be given to the student, which will be valid for two years. A student can then take admission in any state university as per his marks. For this, all state universities will have to create a list of vacant seats in each subject and upload it on their website. The cost of application form will be Rs 800 for general and OBC candidates, and Rs 400 for SC/ST candidates. Higher education officials also informed that discussions were made for making the examination fully online from next year. All question papers will be kept in the custody of Sampoornanad Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Ordinance for Hindi varsity in Bhopal soon - The Times of India

The state government will promulgate an ordinance soon to set up a Hindi university in Bhopal, so that it starts functioning on December 25, coinciding with the birthday of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The decision to establish a Hindi vishwavidyalaya was taken at a meeting chaired by chief ministerShivraj Singh, who felt that such a step would help contribute to promoting Hindi and help the language get status of a world language. The state also plans to make the inauguration of the proposed Hindi university a big event by inviting renowned scholars from all over the country, a release said.

The meeting also discussed holding of student union elections in universities and colleges at the end of this month. The state higher education department proposed to hold elections in all govt universities on single day.

While reviewing the progress of higher education loan guarantee scheme, the meeting was informed that the state has for the first time fixed a target to provide loans to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore to more than 60,000 students in this fiscal.

The meeting expressed displeasure over banks adopting an ambivalent attitude towards implementation of the scheme and chief minister said there was a need for greater coordination between the banks and the departments concerned for implementing the scheme for achieving the target.

Chief Secretary Avani Vaish and education department officials were among those present.


Work in rural areas, docs urged - The Times of India

The two-day workshop organized at community medicine department of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College came to an end on Saturday. The workshop was held to enable the students select topics for the community-based research programme, which is a part of their curriculum.

On the second day, students of final year presented their papers on several topics including concerns over public health. They also presented research works done by their seniors in the previous years. Chief guest, state health minister Mahendra Hardia, appreciated the work done by the students. He also encouraged students to work in rural areas and slums to research on the health-related problems of the people.

The minister said that health department will fund projects that are related with healthcare in rural areas. Lending an ear to the problems of medical teachers association, the minister promised to revise the pay of teachers as per UGC norms. Hardia said the decision on this will be taken at the earliest. The minister also promised to give non-practising allowance to the teachers of eight non-clinical subjects in the college as per the sixth pay commission.

The minister asked the HoD of the community medicine department Dr Sanjay Dixit to carry out more research projects which would be of significance for the people of the state. Dean Medical College Dr Pushpa Verma was also present on the occasion. The members in the gathering raised a few concerns with the minister about the college and the basic amenities meant for the patients.


University World News - INDIA: Ban lifted on distance postgraduate courses

The University Grants Commission has lifted its two-year ban on masters and PhD courses through correspondence, the U-turn apparently forced by legal opinion against the move following protests from universities, writes Basant Kumar Mohanty for The Telegraph.

Open universities like Ignou and several general universities had protested the ban on the ground that their respective laws, passed by parliament or legislatures, allowed them to offer such courses. Ignou even continued to offer such programmes. Faced with the resistance, the higher education regulator sought legal opinion on whether it could override such powers conferred by the acts to the universities.

Last month, the UGC held a meeting where it was decided to drop the ban. "An open university may be permitted to conduct MPhil-PhD programmes through distant education mode subject to condition that it does so strictly as per the provisions of the UGC regulations," said the minutes of the meeting. "We will follow the rules but our regulations are already stricter than those of the UGC," said Ignou Vice-chancellor Rajasekharan Pillai.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Executive MBA's in India - Business Leaders

Designed to meet the needs of managers, executives and other business leaders, Executive MBA programmes are highly in demand in India

What is an Executive MBA programme?

An Executive MBA programme (also called EMBA) is an especially designed course to meet the educational needs of managers, C-level executive as well as other business leaders. In two years or less, an EMBA programme allows professionals to earn a business-related graduate degree while working fulltime. During this period, professionals gain a wide range of new skills and sharpen their analytical abilities by combining coursework with everyday professional experience.

The collective professional coverage of its participants is a unique aspect of the EMBA programme. Most often, a team approach is used to understand the diverse perspectives on a range on topics. This interaction results in a challenging, stimulating learning experience that provides for maximum return on time and resources invested. EMBA programmes have, over the years, expanded in numbers all over the world and in India too.

Even though the course is taught by distinguished PhD full-time faculty, an EMBA programme is much different from a regular MBA.

Firstly, the course is especially tailored to meet the requirements of working professionals and managers who are working fulltime, are in the mid-stage of their careers and want to enrich their educational knowledge. Due to time constraints, EMBA progamme classes are usually held over the weekend. However, thanks to technological advancements, EMBA programmes are further custom-made for working professionals who must balance work, travel and family along with their academic pursuits.

Special Highlights of an EMBA programme

Even though courses offered in an EMBA programme are generally the same as those taught in traditional MBA programs – accounting, finance, statistics, management, marketing and information systems, there are a few unique aspects to an EMBA study programme. The experience is enhanced by the extensive professional experience of its participants. Plus, a great amount of study material is covered in an accelerated manner to fit the timetable of busy working executives. Additionally, principal instructors are mostly senior faculty members who have a rich experience in teaching and consulting.

How are Executive MBA Programmes priced?

An EMBA course can take the participants career to new heights. A successful EMBA study programme is dictated by an excellent faculty, facilities and high quality exposure. So of course, obtaining this degree is an investment on the participant’s part.

However, in most of the cases, students are sponsored fully, or partly, by their employers. Most employers are able to comprehend the advantage they would gain from having an employee whose management skills have been brought to the peak. Students who are not sponsored by their companies are eligible for loans, scholarships, and/or other financial aid.

Typically, in India, the fees for a fulltime one year Executive MBA can cost anywhere from Rs, 1, 50,000 to Rs. 15lakh. Plus, it also depends on the candidate’s choice of programme and Business-school. The fees may be on the higher side but it is important to consider that a 1-year Executive MBA programme can be extremely intensive. The programme is usually conducted through different study modes such as case studies, discussions, debates, learning from each others’ work experiences, assignments, etc.

Some 1-year Executive MBA programmes offered in India are:

· IIM Ahmedabad: PGPX (Post Graduate Programme for Executives)

· IIM Bangalore: Executive General Management programme

· IIM C (Kolkata): PGPX (Post Graduate Programme for Executives)

· Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad

· XLRI, Jamshedpur: Graduate Management Programme

· IMT, Ghaziabad

Executive Courses for professionals in India

In India, the treatment to EMBA’s is slightly different. “Broadly, there are two categories” informs Prof N Bringi Dev, Adjunct Professor & Head - Communication, IIM Bangalore. “A fulltime 1 year course is ideal for professionals with 7-15 years of work experience & can cost anywhere between 19 -20 lakh rupees. On the other hand, other executive general management courses are also offered to students looking for weekend programmes” he adds.

At IIMB, the Executive Education Programmes comprise:

· Open Programmes are anchored on faculty research and expertise across various disciplines of management and draw participants from different organisations. This consists of both short and long durationprogrammes.

· Customized Programmes offered by the Institute are designed to meet the specific needs of organizations.

· International Programmes are offered for the benefit of global practicing managers, in collaboration with top international B-schools and universities.

“We have excellent diversity in the profile of the current batch of General Management Program (GMP - Full Time MBA course for executives with more than 5 years work experience) including doctors, fashion designers, CA’s, bankers as well as professionals and managers from Nuclear Power Operations” says Mr. Rajeev Kumar Shahi, General Management, XLRI, Jamshedpur.

Subhra Sengupta, CFO,TATA Metalliks, N Sunil Kumar, CEO, ABN AMRO Foundation, Subhendu Baliarsingh, Country Head- Marketing, AREVA and Dr Kailash Jialdasani , DGM, Marketing Apollo hospitals are to mention a few names from XLRI, Jamshedpur’s Executive Programme.

Admission to an EMBA course

Ideally, the enrollment to an Executive MBA course is a very individualized process. Professional performance, academic records, GMAT scores and recommendations are all considered before offering admission. While test scores, grade point averages and other objective criteria are all important evaluations, a potential student’s background, work experience, career goals and willingness to succeed are crucial factors in making an admission decision.

An Executive MBA degree represents a refined level of knowledge and skills pertaining to a broad range of contemporary management topics. It helps participants think strategically and plan competitively in the global business world. Thus, it is said that an Executive MBA is one of the wisest decisions managers with three to five years of work experience can make as it offers them an edge over other employees and paves the way for immense career success.

http://www.emba.org/index.htm

Friday, September 2, 2011

Sibal, Montek differ on foreign education bill - The Times of India

Considered reformists in theManmohan Singh government, HRD minister Kapil Sibal and Planning Commission deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia are not on the same side when it comes to Foreign Education Providers Billand a slew of other educational legislations being planned by the HRD ministry.

Ahluwalia's criticism has come out in the latest WikiLeaks disclosures. After a lot of initial enthusiasm, the HRD ministry is going slow on Foreign Education Providers Bill as a fresh round of discussion has begun.

A cable from the US embassy in Delhi shows Ahluwalia expressing reservations about the Bill to William Burns, US under secretary of state for political affairs. "Hazarding that he was perhaps talking out of turn, Ahluwalia asserted that he was not very happy with the Foreign University Bill and did not think that legislative changes were needed (Note: The draft Bill would allow foreign campuses in India. End note.) To move forward, Ahluwalia suggested that a new bilateral forum identify 8-9 different educational collaboration models and then determine where the US and Indian interest was strongest," the cable dated June 6, 2009 says. The cable was released on August 26.

Ahluwalia also told Burns that his impression about Sibal is that he "wanted to rewrite the bilateral agenda of education to focus on three areas: expansion, inclusion and excellence". "The deputy chairman said that expansion and inclusion were already being implemented, but that raising the quality of education was going to be the 'tough part'. At least part of the solution lie in promoting Indian universities, which offer a global experience through some use of visiting faculty, joint programmes, or "twinning". (Note: Ahluwalia has earlier described this to American officials as a relationship between an Indian and American university where students from either institution spend one year at each university)

In the same cable, Ahluwalia while advocating a "separate bilateral forum on education" told Burns that he "had been in contact with US faculty of Indian origin, who are interested in pursuing new types of collaboration with Indian universities".

But, Ahluwalia cautioned, there is a lack of clarity about what would be best for the US and Indian universities among a "multiplicity of models". He also suggested that to "move forward, a new bilateral forum identify 8-9 different educational collaboration models and then determine where US and Indian interest was strongest. His impression was that American universities do not want to set up entire campuses, but rather facilities where they could take 30-40 students for a semester."

The cable quotes Burns observing that some US universities in recent years have set up in different countries, but Ahluwalia replied that such models would not work in India because they are funded by the host country, which would be perceived in India as preferential to the foreign university. Ahluwalia categorically stated that the "Dubai model" would not work.

Division of R&D of LPU conducted Workshop for Research Procedures to motivate Faculty & Students

An elaborated Work shop for Research Procedures to motivate Faculty & Students was conducted by the Division of Research and Development of Lovely Professional University at Shri Baldev Raj Mittal Auditorium of the University. First of its kind, this workshop attracted more than 200 PhD aspiring faculty and students from different Departments of the University. Dean Research, LPU, elaborated in details HOW TO WRITE A DOCTORAL THESIS/ a Conceptual Research Paper. All participated actively in regard to learn and interact basically needed research procedures and out puts. Many students showcased and discussed their projects also with the experts.

The Chancellor, Mr Ashok Mittal informed: "Only a few days back, a mentor group led by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has recommended 'the creation of faculty capable of cutting-edge research and high quality teaching to make the institution a centre of excellence'. We are lucky that our University has already been working on the desires of Hon'ble Amartya Sen." Continuing, he said: "We are regularly aiming at providing world class research services to the students in Punjab, the entire nation and the students across the globe. In this regard, we have already announced that a dedicated Research Block would soon come up in the campus. Through it will be provided the best and latest facilities for faculty and the students, so that they are motivated to explore new areas in the field of research and to put their ideas into real formations."

Guiding the participants to the workshop, Dr Sorab Sadri, Dean (Research), LPU explained them in details "HOW TO WRITE A DOCTORAL THESIS". He interacted with them on the necessary more than 40 topics like 'Four things to do/ not to do; what a thesis is; how it should be written; style, presentation; copyright waiver; acknowledgments; references; materials and methods etc'. It offered an opportunity to learn and discuss the techniques of research write-up and publication, thereof. It also helped participants to understand how to structure research papers effectively, enhance their ability to critique, edit and review their own work for proper academic publication process. As such the different modules of workshop included suggested structures of research papers based on all these indications. Further inspiring Dr Sadri emboldened the participants that writing a thesis seems initially a long, difficult task; however, after completion of a couple of chapters it seems as a pleasure towards the improvement in 'technical writing'.

It is worth illustration that 'Seed grant' is being given to the departments and the co-ordinators, who take initiative in hosting of conferences with national and internationally recognized associations. Here, Seed Grant is providing needed money to project ideas and programmes that are just getting started, or to jump-start to put ideas into action. It can also be used towards expanding projects that are already developed and sustainable. On these lines, as an encouragement to the research scholars, the University is providing financial assistance to its staff and students on an annual basis. This is to provide them an opportunity to learn and exchange ideas with experienced people from the Academia and the Industry. As such, Innovations from the research scholars, in concurrence with the vision of the University, will take LPU to glorious heights in the field of research. In this context, the upcoming of the Research and Development Block, in the premises of the University, is being eagerly anticipated by the aspiring Ph D students.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

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