Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will launch its own state-of-the art “Incubation and Innovation Centre” that would act as a hub of ideas, research, innovations and start-up by students and faculty. Slated to start from the next year, the centre would incubate those ideas and plans that are of some commercial value or of some social importance.
Whereby, a “Research Network” would be created with engagement of companies, students, faculty and experts in various disciplines from other institutes and universities. Also, there would be an exchange and utilisation of resources among them. The centre will work in close coordination with other centers of JNU, other universities and technical institutes including the Indian Institute of Technologies (IIT's).
For realising it JNU claims to have made a “start-up” policy and is working on plan to finalise the policy related to Research and Intellectual Property Right (IPR).
“The ideas that are of any commercial value or are of any benefit to society would be encouraged and incubated. We will contact industries and also make market accessible for these start-up and innovations,” said Professor Rupesh Chaturvedi, Director, Research and Development, JNU.
“Start-up and ideas not only in the field of sciences but also social start-up would be promoted and incubated. Students and faculty from all streams like social science, humanities, management, and sciences will work in close coordination upon their respective ideas that have the potency to mature into a start-up or company,” he said.
JNU has already applied and given presentation for the “Atal Incubation Centres” at NITI Aayog and are waiting for the approval, told a JNU official. Also, JNU will have a “Science Communication Centre” at its Centre for Media Studies, with special emphasis on the role of media and communication in the field of sciences.
The centre would also provide some certificate and diploma courses apart from working upon how to communicate the contents of specialised scientific journals in simpler form for common readers.