Let us go back to basics: What is World Class Why any University needed at all. Why aim to get degrees to everybody I told in a meeting when they were planning to start IIT-G 'In Assam we do not need any Research-we could do a lot of Search' Every Tom -Dick was upset. Big NAME (World Class)Universities are scrambling to offer Distant Learning Programmes-Why? In other countries real progress comes from 16+ youth joining into the productive workforce + learning better at work.Here our 16>25(some AASU>45+)all lost at UNIV. GU VC has finally resigned - and his tight-lipped reasons :How to pay(for undeserved DA/TA/Pensions---). He had nothing about NanoTechnology -his pet. Summary: First Things First:
Liberation Oxomiya Toka- you make all Ph.D's(and waste their16>30 Years) AS we Told PM at 1st PCG "Liberate us-and we Liberate You" MM > Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 08:01:44 +0530> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam International University-AT > edit> > Good idea!> > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Rajiv Baruah <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote:> > >> > Can Assam support another University? We need a > world class university,> > yes,> > but why build another institution. Why can > we not invest in Guwahati> > University itself?> >> > I would propose > diverting the Airport Road away from the University> > campus,> > combine the > resources and infrastructure of the Engineering and Law> > colleges> > and > you have an enormous area to build a world class university.> >> > It needs > financial commitments but needs a strong empowered administration> > free > from government interference more. Finally, is there will the> > students> > > and teachers also share the ambition to build a world class university in> > > Guwahati?> >> > Best regards> >> > Rajiv> > ------ Original Message ------> > > Received: Sun, 11 May 2008 06:27:08 PM SGT> > From: "Manoj Das" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> > To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around > the world"> > <assam@assamnet.org>> > Subject: [Assam] Assam International > University-AT edit> >> > > *Assam International University> > > ? Pratap > Bora* *T*he recent declaration by the Chief Minister of Assam> > > regarding > the Central Minister for Human Resource Development's> > announcement> > > of > establishment of one university of international standard in Assam is> > a> > > > development pregnant with many implications. Universities, as these are> > > > generally known today, were born in medieval Europe and were gradually> > > > exported to other parts of the world as a part of the European> > expansion.> > > >> > > In India, Calcutta, Bombay and Madras universities were established > in> > 1857> > > synchronizing with Sydney and Melbourne Universities in 1850 > in> > Australia.> > > However, universities with classical and spiritual > ideologies had been> > first> > > established in India more than 2000 years > ago. Two of them, Nalanda and> > > Taksila were known in countries like > Tibet, China, Korea, Japan,> > Thailand,> > > Malayasia, Burma, Ceylon, > Cambodia and Indonesia. As these modern> > cradles> > of> > > wisdom started > growing the universities of Punjab (1882), Banaras> > (1916),> > > Mysore > (1916), Patna (1917) and Osmania (1918) were established in India> > > > progressively. Assam joined this quest for "sweetness and light" with> > > > Gauhati University in 1947-48. Today our State has five national level> > > > universities and one Indian Institute of Technology. Still there is a> > > very> > > wide void and enough space for one international university in > Assam.> > >> > > Twenty first century has already exhibited many > uncertainties. The> > > challenges before mankind today are entirely > different from those faced> > by> > > us during the whole period of human > existence. Technology has led us to> > a> > > new era which is yet to acquire > a proper nomenclature. Information boom,> > > automation, electronic > revolution, biotechnology, nano technology, to> > name> > > only the familiar > few, have created for us a new world, the ways of> > which> > > are not known > to us. The new concept of a modern university is that it> > is> > on> > > the > one side a huge warehouse of information and on the other an> > excellent> > > > workshop for production of human resource capable of handling this> > > > information through knowledge and wisdom for welfare of man and nature.> > >> > > > These universities must offer impressive range of academic resources and> > > > research facilities. It must have a state of the art library with three> > > to> > > five million volumes with on-line catalog system and database > search> > > service. It must subscribe to at least 30,000 periodicals. Its > extensive> > > research facilities must have wings of, 1) Biotechnology, 2) > High Energy> > > Synchrotron Studies, 3) Nano Fabrication Facility, 4) Centre > for Theory> > and> > > Simulation in Science and Engineering), 5) Centre for > Specific Regional> > > Studies.> > >> > > The major fields should be created > after most careful consideration.> > Besides> > > being highly competitive > the fields ought to be able to fulfil universal> > as> > > well as regional > needs. These must include, Outer-space Engineering,> > > Agro-biological > Engineering, Cellular - Biology, City and Regional> > Planning,> > > > Environmental Engineering, Communication Technology, Consumer Economics,> > > > Development Sociology, Food science, Hotel Administration, Human Service> > > > Studies, Immunology, Rural Development, Management Science,> > Neurobiology,> > > > Nuclear Science. Atmospheric Science and Performing Art beside basic> > > fields> > > of Science and Humanities.> > >> > > The seed money required for > building up infrastructure par excellence> > for> > > such an institution is > approximately Rs 3000 crore. The figure is> > carefully> > > projected by > comparing expenditure on infrastructure of two IITs and two> > > Central > Universities of India and that of two leading universities of> > the> > > > world. As suggested by the Chief Minister land required will be from six> > > to> > > eight hundred hectares. Most important is the careful planning of > the> > entire> > > project making through comparative study of the master > plans of major> > > European, American, Australian and Asian Universities and > keeping in> > mind> > > the history and heritage of Assam.> > >> > > The > university has to be raised at a tranquil, unpolluted locality.> > Instead> > > > of further eroding either forest area or the available land in tribal> > > belt> > > two outstations of Assam Agricultural University may be brought > under> > > consideration. These are Citrus Research Station, Tinsukia and > Sugarcane> > > Research Station, Shillongoni, Nagaon. Otherwise government > may also> > > consider one of the sick tea gardens under ATC. The Negheriting > and> > > Sokolating Tea estates at Jorhat and Dergaon are very attractive> > > > propositions. It must be noted very seriously that site selection is a> > > > serious matter and no whimsical consideration should be allowed to creep> > > in.> > >> > > The next important job is the collection faculty from different > parts of> > the> > > world. Assarnese scholars and researchers today occupy > many chairs in> > > leading universities and research institutions of the > world. This pool> > of> > > human resource should be explored thoroughly and > as much as possible> > native> > > brains should be lured back. Then taking > merit and ability as only> > criteria> > > faculty from all over the world > should be commissioned. From the> > beginning> > > reservation of seats and > unionism of students should be totally banned.> > A> > > true scholar of > modern technology does not have time for politics and he> > or> > > she does > not need caste or community label. Their only goal is a> > peaceful> > > and > prosperous future for mankind.> > >> > > There are 187 universities in India > and the "New policy on education"> > had> > > determined eight priorities for > these institutions: (1) Consolidation> > and> > > expansion of institution; > (2) development of autonomous colleges and> > > departments; (3) redesigning > courses; (4) training of teachers; (5)> > > strengthening research; (6) > improvement and efficiency; (7) creation of> > > structure for coordination > at the state and the national levels; and (8)> > > mobility. From 1986 till > today a good number of Indian universities have> > > undergone a kind of > renaissance. In the present world if India is able> > to> > > hold its own in > scientific research and technology it is partly because> > of> > > the work > done in this sector.> > >> > > Hence, people forming the core group for > visualizing the concept of this> > new> > > University shall have a great > responsibility. The life histories of all> > five> > > universities of Assam > are full of general as well as periodical sick> > > reports. Ambitious > planning executed with very poor managerial ability> > has> > > let down the > aspirations of the people. Corruption at all levels> > including> > > the > arrest of a vice-chancellor had soiled the images of all these five> > > > great institutions. The core group must immunize the new university and> > > > provide bullet proof armour to this new born child so that its health> > > > continues to grow and progress. Every university aim at universal> > > standards> > > but fail due to their own weaknesses. As this proposed > university is> > going> > > to be located in Assam it must uphold the ethos > of Assamese people and> > make> > > them proud of it. Knowledge and learning > are rootless and futile if they> > are> > > not cultured and exercised > through good will and wisdom.> > > (*The author is the retired Registrar of > Assam Agriculture University*)> > > --> > > Manoj Kumar Das> > > C 172 GF, > Sarvodaya Enclave> > > New Delhi 17 India> > > 0091 9312650558 (HP) > 9910972654> > > _______________________________________________> > > assam > mailing list> > > assam@assamnet.org> > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________> > assam mailing list> > > assam@assamnet.org> > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> > > > -- > Manoj > Kumar Das> C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave> New Delhi 17 India> 0091 9312650558 > (HP) 9910972654> _______________________________________________> assam > mailing list> assam@assamnet.org> > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _________________________________________________________________ Watch hottest Bollywood videos, clips, movie tailors, star interviews, songs and more on MSN videos. http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-in _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
