Chancellor of Universities and Governor Dr SC Jamir on Wednesday called upon students to strive to uphold the spirit of integrity, character, conviction and compassion to make India proud as a nation of highest human values and ethics.
“I am saddened by the degeneration of human values and ethics. When we are in an era of unprecedented material growth and sending humans to other planets, cannot we be capable of reaching our neighbours in distressIJ When we will be adapted to carry a laptop on one hand and a bunch of flowers- flowers of love, tolerance, care and compassion on the other, we then would be proud as a race, as a nation and as an individual,” Dr Jamir said while addressing students on the occasion of Brahmapur University’s 19 the convocation.
He said academic institutions and teachers have a vital role to play in creating a human resource that is rich on components both on material growth and love and compassion.
He said the institutions and teachers, whose extensive researches are translated into growth and progress on every front beginning from infrastructure to industry, science to health, energy to agriculture and information technology to environment protection, should evolve a mechanism where students also embark on a journey of self analysis and introspection and are capable of fostering and nurturing values.
In his address, Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof Deepak Kumar Behera informed that the university has entered into an MoU with the University of Tubingen, Germany and with the Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Denmark for academic exchange programmes in the field of social sciences.
Informing that the university has laid emphasis on ensuring skill-development of students, the VC said the varsity’s add-on courses on “Communication Skills for Development Professionals” and “Basic Computer Application for Development Professionals” in collaboration with the NIRD&PR, Hyderabad have received tremendous response from students during 2013-14 academic session.
He said a proposal of Rs 80 crore has been sent to the Union Government to avail assistance under the Rashtriya Uchhatara Sikhya Abhiyan (RUSA).
The university has prepared and submitted its 20-year Perspective Plan and to Higher Education Department and representatives of the World Bank who visited the university on May 6 this year.
Besides, the university would host the 30th Central Zone Inter-University Youth Festival from 25th to 29th November, 2014 with the support of the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi, he informed.On this occasion, two eminent persons, Duti Krushna Panda and Dr Dinanath Pathy, were conferred with llD Degree (honoris causa) and Doctor of literature (D litt.) Degree (honoris causa), respectively.
A total number of 128 scholars received PhD Degrees 21 students received University Post-Graduate Gold Medals for 2014.Secretary General of the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi Professor Furqan Qamar graced the occasion as chief guest. Higher Education Director Prof Nihar Ranjan Patnaik, Registrar Prof Manmath Padhy and PG Council Prof Prasanta Kumar Padhy were present.