DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

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DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
The University interacts with the stakeholders regularly and periodically with
the Hon’ble Chancellor, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Hon’ble Minister for Higher
Education in strategic meetings/events and projects. Intensive consultations
and interaction take place in the meetings of the Court, Executive Council,
Academic Council on policy and strategic issues as well as academic and
administrative matters. Interactions are also held with experts, academia and
students in academic events such as conferences, seminars, workshops,
symposia, congresses, etc. Parents and guardians interact with the faculty,
administration at the time of admission, periodical assessments and as and
when necessary.
Reinforcing a Culture of Excellence
Deriving inspiration from the vision and mission, three core elements to build
the work culture and achieve excellence are:
1. Peer-orientation
An academic faculty, whether junior or senior, usually performs the same role
throughout his/her career. It is, therefore, important to create a culture where
hierarchy is not needlessly introduced and every faculty contributes in the
pursuit of academic excellence.
2. Performance driven
Doon University lays a strong performance-oriented culture, with performance
to be recognised on three parameters: teaching, research and collegiality.
University has created an environment where students are important. Teaching
feedback from students is an important element in continuous improvement.
Research again is important especially research leading to publications in
high-quality journals. This has resulted in significant number of research
grants sanctioned to faculty. The third important element of culture is
collegiality. Faculties are required to treat each other and the University
processes with a certain respect.
3. In competition with self
The University expects a faculty member to be driven by the intrinsic value of
teaching and research and build his/her reputation in his/her chosen field of
specialization. It is also desirable that a Professor who has “arrived” does not
rest on his laurels and under-perform.
To reinforce the culture of excellence the University has taken following
initiatives:
1. Faculty is encouraged to attend national and international conferences and
apply for extra mural research grants from UGC, ICSSR, DST, ICAR, etc.
2. University has signed MoUs with the national and international
universities/institutions such as : Wadia Institute, Dehradun, Indian Institute of
Petroleum, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Instrument Research and
Development Establishment (IRDE) Dehradun, Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), University of Osnabruck Germany.
3. Academia-Industry Interface in curriculum development, practical
orientation and training, assignment and internships and placements.
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