Best wishes to the future graduates.
Umesh
Pradip Kumar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
all the universities in assam are in very bad shape, there is no
such plan for infrastructure develpoment of those universities.
Assam lines up varsities
A STAFF REPORTER Telegraph India Guwahati, April 19: Chief minister
Tarun Gogoi today declared 2007 as the year of education in Assam.
A university of juridical science on the lines of the West Bengal National
University of Juridical Science in Calcutta and another one on science and
technology will be set up in the state, he said.
No site has been chosen yet for the universities, which will be joint
private-public ventures.
During his visit to Calcutta to woo investors, Gogoi met Ashok Aikat of the
Sonodyne group and the industrialist reportedly showed a keen interest in
arranging for adequate infrastructure to provide vocational training to youths
in Assam.
Gogoi told the media at the state secretariat that even Manipal University
had shown eagerness to set up a branch in the state.
Apart from development of the education sector, the state will witness hectic
economic activity this year, Gogoi promised. The states economy is in good
shape and we are focusing on more development. You will see development at a
much faster pace than before, the chief minister said.
He met representatives of at least 20 corporate houses during his trip to
Calcutta.
Harping on balanced development, Gogoi said the government was planning to
set up a village development authority modelled on the Guwahati Metropolitan
Development Authority. The main objective is to ensure planned growth of rural
areas.
Todays villages will be tomorrows towns; so we want to plan it from now on
so that there is no haphazard growth, Gogoi said.
Gauhati University vice-chancellor Amarjyoti Choudhury was not exactly
enthusiastic in his reaction to the chief ministers plans for education. He
said the government must first improve the state of affairs at existing
universities.
Gauhati University is short of funds. Being the vice-chancellor, I am
ashamed to say that we have not been able to provide quality infrastructure to
students. If the government does not pump in funds, it will be difficult for
the university to survive.
On the proposal to set up a university of juridical science, Choudhury said
it was a good move. But he aired doubts about the viability of a separate
university for science and technology.
D.N. Buragohain, a former director of IIT Guwahati, said setting up a science
and technology university would prevent brain drain.
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Harvard Graduate School of Education,
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