As part of Envisage DU 2047, the university’s strategic vision is to be a multidisciplinary, research-intensive university with economic, social and cultural benefits centered on excellence, innovation and entrepreneurship, according to the documents. to strengthen its position as Presented at the Executive Council (EC) meeting on 9 June.
Postgraduate programs in artificial intelligence and machine learning, development of herbal products with a focus on drug discovery and nanomedicine, visits to at least five Nobel laureates, development of a science village, among other strategic goals set by the University of Delhi. department. Indian Express has learned what it has learned for itself for the next 25 years.
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As part of Envisage DU 2047, the university’s strategic vision is to be a multidisciplinary, research-intensive university with economic, social and cultural benefits centered on excellence, innovation and entrepreneurship, according to the documents. to strengthen its position as Presented at the Executive Council (EC) meeting on 9 June.
Created in 2022 and announced this year, the university will focus on six broad areas. research; the university community; The campus and the local community are connected. industry collaboration. With the core parameters of branding, resource generation, philanthropy and globalization in mind, we increase our global influence.
Recognizing funding cuts, the document emphasized the need to “activate” funding rather than relying solely on government support. “Fiscal support for higher education, health care and research has been and will continue to be cut. Delhi University, as an educational institution, cannot rejuvenate funding in a way that does not rely solely on government funding. As long as there is a possibility of decline.”
As part of the plan, the university proposes to launch graduate programs in AI and machine learning by 2045 to develop herbal products as dietary supplements and medicines. “Herbal and nanomedicine empirical knowledge in DU can be used to identify active molecules from plant sources to treat various diseases,” the proposal states.
Daman Saluja, chairman of the Research Council and co-director of the Delhi School of Public Health, told the Indian Express: “This is the first time a university has planned for the next 25 years…”
When pointed out that a presentation on “globalization” in the proposal contained private university logos, Mr. Saluja said, “That could be a mistake. I had a lot of help from my students to get these pictures.” I did… I may have overlooked it…”
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Date first published: March 6, 2023 05:25 IST
