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Creating a research vision for iit kanpur

Creating a research vision for iit kanpur. K. Muralidhar Dean: Research and Development Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur 208106 India. Purpose. Foster excellence Make an impact Improve visibility Attract high caliber individuals Overall, the hope is to raise quality .

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Creating a research vision for iit kanpur

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  1. Creating a research vision for iitkanpur K. Muralidhar Dean: Research and Development Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur 208106 India

  2. Purpose • Foster excellence • Make an impact • Improve visibility • Attract high caliber individuals Overall, the hope is to raise quality.

  3. A poser… • Individuals are full of ideas • Career plans are laid out If so • Is a single vision statement at the Institute level possible?

  4. A contrary view… Real-life is competitive, quality conscious, and demanding while resources are invariably limited. Research (including innovation) drives the economy. Individual contributions need to add up. A research vision can help in planning and prioritization and improve effectiveness.

  5. What is vision? It spells out clearly the following attributes: Focus Priority Emphasis Leadership Character (values)

  6. Examples… • Excellence in engineering education • number one or two in anything you do {Jack Welch, GE ?} iii. Top 20 among technical universities worldwide iv. Train students at the highest level

  7. Examples Topics such as solar energy technologies, public health, water resources, require a consolidation of expertise and a careful strategy.

  8. Consequences • Infrastructure • Time management • Recruitment

  9. PRESENT status • Individual (personalized) research has evolved quite well. • Institute has gained due recognition. • Publication statistics are good. • The culture of sponsored research is well in place.

  10. Yet … • we are not organized to take on grand challenges, • We are not geared towards substantial research, and • our international ranking is unacceptable.

  11. I feel … • It is important to work on a large enough scale; • Quality of research is paramount; • Lead publications must emerge often; • Research needs to be appropriately dynamic; • Ideas (impact and frequency) as well as products and patents should be the defining features.

  12. A viewpoint • Participate in competitive proposal writing. • Research themes have to address complexity. • Connections among faculty need to be strengthened. Fortunately • a substantial amount of money is available for research.

  13. closure • We need to have a collective vision to be known as an international institute of repute. • Vision may be built up in quantitative terms or qualitatively in the form of values. • We require a broad consensus on this important subject.

  14. THANK YOU!

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