We should move away from mediocrity and aspire to be among the best institutions globally – Vice President to academia
We should move away from
mediocrity and aspire to be among the best institutions globally – Vice
President to academia
Vice President calls for closer interaction between Universities and government
so as to formulate more robust policies
VP calls for maintaining peace at university campuses and focus in academic
excellence
Divisions of caste, creed, religion and gender should not exist in
21st century, says Shri Naidu
Guru Nanak Devji's teachings inspire us to become better human beings - Vice
President
Vice President addresses the 69th Convocation of Panjab University in
Chandigarh
VP confers honoris causa and Panjab University Ratna Awards on eminent
personalities
The
Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today emphasized the need for Universities
to accord greater importance to implementable patents under Intellectual
Property rights to give a fillip to economy and industry. He termed it
necessary to strengthen industry-institute linkages for better research
outcomes.
Why is it in news?
Universities
should focus on implementable patents
under Intellectual Property rights
to give a fillip to economy and industry
– Shri Naidu
Addressing
the 69th Convocation ceremony of Panjab University in Chandigarh today, the
Vice President said that we should move away from mediocrity and not be
satisfied with what we have achieved. He also exhorted Panjab University to
work towards attaining ranks in top ten universities globally.
Highlights
· Shri Naidu wanted the
universities to further create an environment of continuous professional
development for teachers, and asked faculty members to focus on ground-breaking
research.
· Stressing that Universities
must be at the forefront of the knowledge revolution, through path breaking
innovations and cutting edge research, the Vice President wanted closer
interaction between Universities and government so that more robust policies
can be formulated.
· Calling for making good
quality education accessible and affordable to all, the Vice President wanted
such education to lead to a positive transformation in an individual's outlook,
societal cohesion and inclusive national development. “The New India of our
dreams will be built on aspirations and new competencies. It will be built on
the knowledge, skills and attitudes we impart in our classrooms and the
innovation we foster in our workshops and laboratories,” he said.
· Emphasizing that education
should transform the way we look at the planet and the way we interact with
fellow human beings, the Vice President said that our life should be
illuminated by five virtues of Guru Nanak Devji, namely - Sat (honest, truthful
behaviour), Santokh (contentment), Daya (compassion), Namrata (humility) and
Pyaar (love). I hope these principles will continue to inspire us to
be better human beings, he added.
· The Vice President asked
the students to use their knowledge to change the world and to work proactively
to address the many challenges we face as a nation. “Aim high, devote yourself
to building a bright future for yourself and for the nation at large. Success
and fulfillment will then follow,” he told students.
· Praising the National
Education Policy-2020 for ‘Indianizing’ the Indian education, Shri Naidu
stressed the need to provide primary education in mother tongue. He also wanted
people’s languages to be used as the language of administration, courts, and
legislatures.
· Referring to India’s
demographic dividend, the Vice President said that with the right education and
encouragement, our youth can excel in any field and make the country proud. He
exhorted the youth to work for building a New India, a prosperous India, a
happy and peaceful India. “This should be our aim,” he stressed.
· Terming peace a
prerequisite for progress, Shri Naidu called upon all universities to see that
peace is maintained at campuses and focus their attention on bringing academic
excellence. Emphasizing the importance of cohesion and harmony in the society,
he said that these values should be inculcated among the students from a young
age in our schools. “There should be no place to divisions of caste, creed,
religion and gender in 21st century. We all belong to one
country, India,” he said.
· Praising the Panjab
University for earning itself a place of pride in the higher education
landscape of the country, Shri Naidu called it a University with glorious past,
a very impressive present and a bright future. He also complimented the
University for its students’ consistently good performances in sports.
· Expressing Happiness over
the progress made by Panjab University in all aspects of higher education, Shri
Naidu complimented the Vice Chancellor of the University, the faculty members
and the Senate members for steering the University so well. He expressed
confidence that in coming days, Panjab University will emerge as a leader for
internationalization of education by creating mechanisms for collaborative
research, faculty and cultural exchange programmes, among others.
· On this occasion, the Vice
President also conferred honoris causa on Principal Scientific Advisor, Prof
Ajay Kumar Sood and pioneers of indigenous vaccine manufacturing, Dr Krishna
Ella and Smt Suchitra Ella. In addition to them, Panjab University Ratna Awards
were presented Prof. JS Rajput in education, Acharya Kotecha in Indian
medicine, Ms Rani Rampal in sports, Prof. Jagbir Singh in literature, Shri
Onkar Singh Pahwa in industry and Shri Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia in fine arts
category. The Vice President appreciated the University for honouring the
extraordinary talent from all corners of India and hoped that other
universities would also follow this example.
· In his address, Shri Naidu
also advised the students to regularly take part in Yoga or sports to keep fit.
He also asked them to eat properly cooked traditional food as prescribed by our
forefathers according to our bodily needs and climatic conditions. “If you are
friendly with nature and follow your culture, your future would be bright,” he
told the students.
· Shri Banwarilal Purohit, Governor
of Punjab, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Governor of Haryana, Shri Bhagwant Mann,
Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Manohar Lal, Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Som
Parkash, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice
Chancellor, Panjab University, CA Vikram Nayyar, Registrar, Panjab University,
Honoris Causa Degree Recipient, Shri Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific
Advisor to the Government of India, faculty members, students and other eminent
personalities were among those present on the occasion.