The Central University of Odisha (CUO) celebrated its 15th Foundation Day on Tuesday at its Landiguda campus in Koraput. Union Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan joined as chief guest.
CUO VC Prof Chakradhar Tripathi presided over the meeting and former Vice-Chancellor, TMB Bhagalpur University Prof Vibhash Chandra Jha delivered the Foundation Day lecture. In-Charge Registrar and Finance Officer Prof NC Panda delivered the welcome address.
Also present on the dais was special Controller of Examinations Prof Prashant Meshram.
Pradhan who addressed the gathering through virtual mode stressed the need for research and development towards achieving success in future.
He congratulated the community on the successful mission of Chandrayan 3 and applauded the achievement of science and technology in India. He focused on 3S, ie development Skill, Scale and Speed for success in life.
The Minister urged the CUO community to join hands with the Central Government in MERI MITTI , MERA DESH and collect the soils from martyr land of Koraput specially the land of Shahid Laxman Nayak and the martyr land of Papadahandi.
VC Tripathi narrated the achievements of the university in last 14 years of its inception. He highlighted the key developments in recent years including introduction of four new B.Sc programmes in Agriculture, Forest Management, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and P.G course in Logistic and Supply Chain Management in the university. He said that under the National Education Poicy 2020, the university will follow new path of success.
The Foundation Day lecture was delivered by Prof Jha, who spoke on the topic ‘Role of CUO in Nation Building Process.'
Prof Panda, in his welcome address highlighted the achievements of the university.