Giving emphasis on academic research work in the State Governor Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday stressed on the need of more research and development work by students to enhance the quality of education. Only innovative ideas and creative skills can bring a change in society, she said here on Wednesday.
The Governor cum Chancellor of Universities in the State said that the history of Ranchi University reveals that it is serious and is paying attention towards the development of Tribal Regional languages and Anthropology.
“It is worth mentioning that RU is trying to collaborate with Catholic University, Belgium to boost the research and development section in Anthropology and Tribal Regional language,” she added.
The Governor was addressing ahuge gathering of students on the 29th Convocation of Ranchi University where 19,978 PG Students of 2013 batch enrolled in various Masters Degree programmes including M Phil, P hd and D. litt were felicitated. CM Raghubar Das, HRD Minister Neera Yadav among other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
To further enhance the education system and transform Jharkhand into an educational hub, several steps are being taken by the State Government.
“Through Rashtriya Uchtar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), assessments of several universities are being done and those universities lashed with all facilities and faculty will get the status of Deemed University in future. Higher education can change society and looking at the present scenario of Jharkhand, the total gross enrollment ratio in the field of higher education is only 8.1 per cent which need to be improved,” added Murmu.
Putting emphasis on skill development, CM Raghubar Das, who was Guest of Honour on the occasion said, “Along with degree and educational qualification, an individual must be skilled to enhance his prospective career and contribute in the growth and development of society. In India only 3.2 per cent people are skilled or have proper training in specific field whereas in China 68 per cent and in South Korea 98 per cent people are trained in several fields including both technical and non-technical. With the vision of ‘Make in Jharkhand’, the state government has planned to open skill development training centre in all the 24 districts. The State Government has also tied up with Amity University and other university to develop Jharkhand as an educational hub.”
“The State Government has already laid the
foundation of Technical University at Namkom
and in an attempt to tap the potential of sportsperson; the state and union government will invest Rs 100 crore to initiate Sports University at Khelgaon in the coming days,” he added.
With the motto to boost professional courses, the Higher and Technical education department is planning to open Bio-technology research centre.
“Bio-technology centre will be started soon at the university campus. To provide quality education, the School Education and literacy cum Higher and Technical Education Department is also providing tuition facilities to students so that they can compete and excel in several competitive examinations,” said Neera Yadav, Minister School Education and literacy cum Higher and Technical Education.
Mentioning about the future projects of RU and to develop the science centres as the centre of excellence,
RU VC, Ramesh Kumar Pandey, said, “The University will start Fine arts and Performing arts courses from next session. Bio-technology and Microbiology centres
are already designated as Centre of Excellence and in future RU will also take
steps to implement Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) policy.” Out of 47 gold medalists overall, 39 girl candidates took away the gold medals in various streams.
For the first-time, gold medals were also distributed among the toppers of various vocational courses.