The universities should become part of nation building programmes and should link themselves to ‘National Knowledge Network’ said the Governor of Uttarakhand, Krishan Kant Paul while addressing a convocation ceremony at IMS Unison University here on Sunday. He said that the IMS Unison University has not yet linked itself to the National knowledge network and it should do it without delay.
The Governor said universities must focus on job creation and skill development. He said that as the country is moving towards becoming a knowledge society, the universities needed to constantly raise their quality benchmarks, generate knowledge capital through research projects and inculcate in their students not just the skills but the right mindset to ensure larger successes. “We must realise that so much of information is available on the internet, now teachers have to seriously think in terms of a change in the class room contents,” he said.
Paul said that India needs to equip its youth and workforce with employable skills and knowledge so that they can contribute substantively to the economic growth of the country. He said the basic employability skills in addition to degrees are needed to be inculcated in the students.
The Governor called upon the students to not just look for jobs but also become entrepreneurs and creators of products, services and employment opportunities for the people of this country. On a somber note, he said “Each generation should make the world a better place to live. Each generation should give more than it receives.’’
He said that one should not forget that knowledge originates and resides in the minds of people so people with knowledge and skill are therefore the most potent resource of a nation. Human resource is also a truly renewable resource.
The Governor also exhorted the universities to come forward and adopt villages.
Earlier the Chancellor of the University Dr M P Jain declared the Convocation ceremony open.
In his address the vice chancellor RK Pandey congratulated all the 1013 graduating students and wished them for their bright career. He said that IMS Unison University has taken rapid strides in a short span of four years. Pandey termed university students as ‘global graduates’ who met all requirements of the industry.
The Vice Chancellor of RMNlU, lucknow, Dr Gurdip Singh said that the passing out the graduates should not stop the process of learning throughout their lives.
In the convocation ceremony theUniversity felicitated the academic achievers of the llM batches of 2014, 2015 and 2016, MBA, MJMC and MCA batches of 2013-15 and 2014-16, and one batch each of llB, BBA, BCOM, BJMC and BCA. The Chief Guest awarded the Gold Medals to 14 toppers of the various batches. The governor also released the Souvenir on this auspicious occasion.