The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) will organise a three-day 88th annual general meeting (AGM) at the KIIT University from Tuesday. A national seminar on Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) will be held on the occasion.
Around 500 Vice-Chancellors, academic administrators, senior functionaries of various higher education institutes from the country and abroad will conglomerate on the occasion. Governor Dr SC Jamir is scheduled to inaugurate the meeting at 4.30 pm. AIU president Professor RB lal will preside over the meeting.
Noted dignitaries who would grace the meeting include UGC Vice-Chairman Dr H Devaraj, former NAAC Chairman Prof A Gnanam, Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Secretary Rajiv Gupta, UGC Member Prof M M Ansari, Gujarat Higher Education Commissioner Dr Jayanti Ravi and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) chairman Dr Santosh Panda.
The KIIT University will be organising the meeting after a gap of long 67 years. The last one was organised in the State by the erstwhile Ravenshaw College.KIIT and KISS founder Dr A Samanta exuded confidence that the meeting would bring pride to the State.