Jadavpur University (JU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Suranjan Das has informed that the premier institution is currently involved in 54 sponsored research projects funded by leading science and research bodies.
During his address at the annual convocation of the university Das said that 41 of the 54 projects are funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST).
“Seven other projects are funded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) while two projects each are funded by Department of Bio-Technology, Department of Atomic Energy and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),” said Suranjan Das.
CSIR projects:
One of the seven CSIR projects was about project modeling and analysis incidence. Citing some other projects, the UNICEF has also sanctioned a research project on youth community reporters.
Volkswagen Foundation of Germany has granted Rs 4 crore for an international research project on special economic zones.
The VC, who is an eminent academician, in his concluding remarks said, “We need to develop universities as sites for deliberations and debates where the community should be trained to learn, unlearn and relearn.”
Courtesy: India Today
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