The Indian higher education system is in transition and the emphasis at the moment is on innovation and entrepreneurship aided by policy interventions to encourage startup culture in the institutional campuses, said K. Radhakrishnan, former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Addressing students of SRM University-AP on the occasion of the second convocation in virtual mode, Dr. Radhakrishnan said: “In our higher educational institutions, we have one of the best talent pool of the world as faculty, post-doctoral researchers and research scholars and the stage is set for orchestrating core competencies, to nurture inter-disciplinary culture and mobilise institutional synergy to address impactful problem-solving for the nation and its people.”
“Convocations are milestones,” he said, and adding that they recognise not just the accomplishment of significant goal but also the promise of an exciting future” and urged students to take action on key technical, social and environmental issues “the world is facing today. We all need to be looking for better ways to achieve an improved living environment for the humankind while we walk on our way to personal growth.”
