Professor Seyed E. Hasnain

ASEM Rector‘s C on f eren ce
Between Tradition and Reforms: Universities
in A sia and E u rop e at th e C rossroads
Professor Dr. S ey ed E . H a sn a i n
Vice-C h a n cel l o r
University of Hyderabad
www.uohyd.ernet.in

ASEM Rector‘s C on f eren ce
B et w een T ra d i t i on a n d R eform s: U n i v ersi t i es i n
A si a a n d E u rop e a t t h e C rossroa d s
S O M E F A C T S
• A s i a n u n i v e r s i t i e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n S i n g a p o r e ,
T h a i l a n d , C h i n a a n d I n d i a , t o n a m e a f e w c o u n t r i e s ,
a r e p u r s u i n g c u t t i n g e d g e g o a l s i n h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n
• O n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e d o m e s t i c d o m a i n t h e y f o l l o w
c o m p a r a b l e p r a c t i c e s o f h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n
• I I T s , I I M s , I S B a r e I n d i a n H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n b r a n d
e q u i t i e s
• O u r g r a d u a t e s h i g h l y s o u g h t a f t e r f o r P h D p r o g r a m s
i n U S A , U K , A u s t r a l i a , G e r m a n y , N e t h e r l a n d s , a n d
S w e d e n
• T h e n u m b e r s c u r r e n t l y s k e w e d h e a v i l y i n f a v o u r o f
U S A

ASEM Rector‘s C on f eren ce
B et w een T ra d i t i on a n d R eform s: U n i v ersi t i es i n
A si a a n d E u rop e a t t h e C rossroa d s
S O M E F A C T S
• H u g e F u n d i n g d i v i d e b e t w e e n R e s e a r c h
L a b o r a t o r i e s a n d U n i v e r s i t i e s
• M a s s i v e e x p a n s i o n f o r g r e a t e r i n c l u s i v i t y : 1 2
n e w I I T s / I I S E R s , 3 0 n e w F e d e r a l U n i v e r s i t i e s
• I n d i a n U n i v e r s i t i e s u n a b l e t o r e t a i n s t u d e n t s :
B r a i n D r a i n o r B r a i n B a n k
• F o r e i g n N a t i o n a l s c a n n o t b e a p p o i n t e d t o
F a c u l t y p o s i t i o n s : W h e r e t o f i n d t r a i n e d
F a c u l t y

ASEM Rector‘s C on f eren ce
B et w een T ra d i t i on a n d R eform s: U n i v ersi t i es i n
A si a a n d E u rop e a t t h e C rossroa d s
N EED F O R REF O RMS: G l ob a l P ers p ecti v e
• M e d i u m o f i n s t r u c t i o n o n e o f t h e p r o b l e m s : E U
u n i v e r s i t i e s h a v e a n d a r e r e f o r m u l a t i n g t h e i r
p r o g r a m m e s t o r e c o g n i s e t h i s l i m i t a t i o n
• F e e s c o m p a t i b i l i t y a n d a f f o r d a b i l i t y
• W o r k o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r s t u d e n t s
• C o l l a b o r a t i v e p r o g r a m s i n c l u d i n g c o n v e n t i o n a l
o n g o i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s r e q u i r e s t r a t e g i c p o s i t i o n i n g t h a t
c o n t e x t u a l i s e t h r u s t a r e a r e s e a r c h i n a r e a s o f m u t u a l
i n t e r e s t
• A c t i v e l y p r o m o t e i n c r e a s e d i n t e r n a t i o n a l f l o w o f
s t u d e n t s i n t o I n d i a ( c u r r e n t l y ~ 8 0 0 0 p l u s ) t o m a t c h t h e
i n t e n s i t y o f n u m b e r s t h a t s o m e o f t h e u n i v e r s i t i e s i n
U S , C a n a d a , A u s t r a l i a c a n c l a i m

ASEM Rector‘s C on f eren ce
B et w een T ra d i t i on a n d R eform s: U n i v ersi t i es i n
A si a a n d E u rop e a t t h e C rossroa d s
N EED F O R R EF O R M S : I n d ia n P er s p ect iv e
• I n d i a n h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m h a s a n e l i t e t i e r c o m p r i s i n g
t h e I I T s , I I S c a n d a s m a l l b u t g r o w i n g c l u b o f I I M s
• P u r e a n d a p p l i e d w o r k i n a l i b e r a l i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y f r a m e w o r k
a n d c o n t e x t i s o n i n s e l e c t U n i v e r s i t i e s
• A b e t t e r s y n e r g i s i n g o f r e l a t i o n s h i p t h a t e n s u r e s q u a l i t y f l o w o f
f a c u l t y , s t u d e n t s a n d r e s e a r c h s c h o l a r s i n c l u d i n g h o s t i n g o f
j o i n t a n d m u l t i i n s t i t u t i o n s y m p o s i a , s e m i n a r s a n d w o r k s h o p s .
• W h i l e n a t i o n a l s u p p o r t f o r h o s t i n g s u c h p r o g r a m m e s i s
p o s s i b l e , j o i n t f u n d i n g t h r o u g h t h e E U p r o g r a m s i s a d e f i n i t e
w a y t h a t c a n s t r e n g t h e n i n t e r n a t i o n a l i s a t i o n
• T h e c o u n t r y a n d t h e r e g i o n i s a g r o w i n g e c o n o m y a n d S & T
a n d s o c i a l s c i e n c e s a n d h u m a n i t i e s h u b t h a t c a n o f f e r
i m m e n s e r e s e a r c h a n d l e a r n i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s
• C h a n g e s i n L e g a l f r a m e w o r k t o e n a b l e a p p o i n t m e n t o f f o r e i g n
c i t i z e n s a s F a c u l t y

University of H y derab ad:G reen C amp u s
With 2,300 Acres with 5,00,000
trees a n d o v er 1 20 b ird sp ecies,
this is the l a rg est ca m p u s in AS I A
F o u r l a k es, sev era l v a l l ey s a n d
u n iq u e ro ck f o rm a tio n s ( M u shro o m
R o ck s a re a S ta te H erita g e)
E a rl y ha b ita tio n ev id en ced b y a
m eg a l ith o f iro n -a g e, p re-C hristia n
era ( p ro tected Archeo l o g ica l site)
WWF to d o cu m en t the F l o ra &
F a u n a : B io -reserv e

University of Hyderabad: US P s
• E s ta b l is hed b y a n A c t of P a rl ia m ent ( O c t 2 , 1 9 7 4 ) a s a F edera l
U niv ers ity
• A U nita ry I ns titution, res identia l in c ha ra c ter
• D es ig na ted b y U G C a s U niv ers ity with P otentia l f or E x c el l enc e ( F irs t
f iv e)
• P os tg ra dua te p rog ra m s with s trong em p ha s is on res ea rc h
• N A A C A c c redited with hig hes t g ra de ev er
• R a nk ed a s top 2 U niv ers ity in I ndia b y M inis try of S c ienc e &
T ec hnol og y, G oI
• H ol is tic educ a tion a nd integ ra tion of k nowl edg e in the S c ienc es ,
H um a nities a nd the S oc ia l S c ienc es
• W i-F i network ing – H ig hes t b a ndwidth c onnec tiv ity in I ndia
• S tudent enrol m ent - a l l I ndia in c ha ra c ter
• 1 0 0 % S tudent f unding
• S oc ia l inc l us ion
• I nterna tiona l O utrea c h
• E x tens iv e c ol l a b ora tion with other I ns titutions
• S tudent – T ea c her ra tio 1 : 9
• F irs t I ndia n U niv ers ity to is s ue R F I D b a s ed D eg ree C ertif ic a tes
• H ous e I ns titutiona l C l us ter: T I F R , I L S , A M D I S A , etc
• U niv ers ity of H ydera b a d K nowl edg e a nd I nnov a tion P a rk

TT hh e FF ac uu ll ty
• O v er 3 0 0 h ig h l y q u a l if ied a n d in t er n a t io n a l l y
r en o w n ed f a cu l t y
• C a t er t o t h e 9 3 d if f er en t p r o g r a m m es in cl u d in g
I n t eg r a t ed m a s t er s p r o g r a m m es b ein g o f f er ed in
v a r io u s s ch o o l s
• A s s o cia t ed in cu t t in g -ed g e r es ea r ch in d is cip l in es o f
S cien ces , S o cia l S cien ces , H u m a n it ies , T ech n o l o g y ,
Vis u a l A r t s , C o m m u n ica t io n , M a n a g em en t a n d
C o n t in u in g Ed u ca t io n
• T o d ev el o p n ew er a n d em er g in g a r ea s
• O n a n a v er a g e F a cu l t y p u b l is h ed 2 . 9 1 b o o k s , 3 . 4 7
R es ea r ch P u b l ica t io n s & 8 . 1 9 O t h er P u b l ica t io n s p er
F a cu l t y

SS cc hh ool of CC hh em istry: TT op CC itations

SS tu dy in II ndia PP rog ram mm e
Study in India Program is aimed at overseas students
L aunc h ed in 1 9 9 8 in c ol l ab oration w ith th e U niversity
of Pittsb urgh , U SA
M odul ar struc ture of th e p rogram: ex tremel y f l ex ib l e
D uring th e 2 0 0 6 -0 7 ab out 1 7 0 students p artic ip ated in
th e SIP
C redit T ransf er
SIP Partners include
� University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP)
� University of Pittsburgh
� University of I llinois at Urbana Ch amp aign
� S outh D ak ota S tate University (S D S U)
� University of N orth Carolina at G reensboro
� Council for I nternational Educational Ex ch ange (CI EE, w ith
about 2 0 0 member institutions)
� N ordic Centre in I ndia (N CI ) a conglomerate of almost 1 5
S candinavian universities
� Pace University and University of S an F rancisco, etc
� S tudents from F rance, G ermany, Canada,
N ew Z ealand and J ap an

S om e ex a m p l es :
M oU s W i t h L ea d i n g I n st i t u t i on s
U C Sa n D i eg o, U SA; Sta n f ord U n i v ers i ty , U SA; W a s ed a U n i v ers i ty ,
J a p a n ; K ei o U n i v ers i ty , J a p a n ; N a ti on a l U n i v ers i ty of Si n g a p ore;
U n i v ers i ty of T ren to, I ta l y ; B el f a s t U n i v ers i ty , I rel a n d ; F rei
U n i v ers i ty , G erm a n y ; U n i v ers i ty of H ei d el b u rg , G erm a n y ;
U n i v ers i ty of B a rcel on a , Sp a i n ; U trech t U n i v ers i ty , N eth erl a n d s ,
etc.
Functional MoUs
•I n d ep en d en t B u d g et h ea d f o r M o U s er v icin g
•T w o w a y t r a f f ic o f F a cu l t y a n d s t u d en t s
•C r ed it T r a n s f er s
•J o in t D eg r ees
•J o in t R es ea r ch P r o j ect s , P u b l ica t io n s a n d I P R s

I nternational A w ards & Honou rs
• Ramon M ag s ay s ay A w ar d
• M ax B or n A w ar d i n Q u ant u m P h y s i c s
• F e l l ow of I ns t i t u t e of P h y s i c s , L ond on
• A l e x and e r v on H u mb ol d t Re s e ar c h
A w ar d
• F e l l ow s h i p of t h e T h i r d W or l d A c ad e my
of S c i e nc e s
• F e l l ow s h i p of Roy al S oc i e t y , L ond on
• M e mb e r s h i p of t h e U S N at i onal A c ad e my
of S c i e nc e s
• F e l l ow s h i p of G e r man A c ad e my of
S c i e nc e s L e op ol d i na
• F u l b r i g h t F e l l ow s h i p s
• C ommonw e al t h F e l l ow s h i p s
• F e l l ow s h i p of Roy al S oc i e t y of L i t e r at u r e ,
L ond on
• F e l l ow of B u ns e n S oc i e t y , G e r many
• E d i t or s h i p of r e p u t e d i nt e r nat i onal
j ou r nal s
• H onor ar y D oc t or at e s f r om r e p u t e d
u ni v e r s i t i e s
• T h i r d W or l d A c ad e my A w ar d , T r i e s t e

Honorary DD oc torates
Personality name F i el d
D r. G . Parth asarath y Diplomat
D r. M . S. Sw am inath an A g r ic u ltu r e S c ie n tis t
f . M . B . E m S c h L g u s
F r e e d f h r , w r h r , s g e r
D H C h p y
d
Pro eneau olar of in is tic
r. arindranath atto adh ay a
om ig te poe t, play ig t, pain te in
an ac tor
Pro f . G . N . R am ach andran O n e of th e mos t e min e n t b ioph y s ic is ts of I n d ia
J ustice M . H iday atullah Dis tin g u is h e d j u r is t
Sir A ndrew F ielding H ux ley N ob e l L au r e ate in ph y s iolog y an d me d ic in e
F h v s e r v e e c s e
D C . N . R . R S c n c e , S c n c e R e s e c h d S c n c e
E d u c I n d d e d w
D C . R . R R e n n e d S e w
or is in alu ab le ic to th au of
r. ao
ie ie ar an ie
r. ao
ation in ia an in th th ir or ld
ow tatis tic ian in th or ld
D r. A . P. J . A b dul K alam
Pro f . S. G o p al W e ll k n ow n H is tor ian
Sri M . B alam urali K rish na M u s ic ian ( V oc al)
Pro f . G o p i C h and N arang L itte r ate u r s
Pro f . N am w ar Sing h L itte r ate u r s
Pro f . N ataraj a R am ak rish na Dan c e g u r u
Former President of India & renowned
S c ientist

DD isting uu ish ed CC hh airs
The University is endowed with
disting u ished C ha irs a nd em inent
sc hol a rs a re invited to oc c u p y
these C ha irs.
o T h e J a w a h a rl a l N eh ru C h a i r i s en d ow ed
f or s ch ol a rs i n Sci en ces
o Ra d h a k ri s h n a n C h a i r i s en d ow ed f or
s ch ol a rs i n n on -Sci en ce d i s ci p l i n es .
o An i n tern a ti on a l l y ren ow n ed com p a n y
n a m ed P ra tt & W h i tn ey h a s en d ow ed
th e U n i v ers i ty w i th a C h a i r f or
En g i n eeri n g Sci en ces .

JJ aa ww aa hh aa rr ll aa l l NN eh rr u u CC hh aa ir
• P rof es s or B . L . S. P ra k a s a Ra o
• P rof es s or A. C h a k ra v a rth y
• P rof es s or E. C . G . Su d a rs h a n
• P rof es s or J a g d i s h Moh a n ty
• P rof es s or F . Ma n ci n i
• P rof es s or S. Ra n g a n a th a n
• P rof es s or S. K . J os h i
• P rof es s or S. Si th a ra m a Ai y en g a r
• P rof es s or Mi ch el C h a n on
• P rof es s or Si r Sa m Ed w a rd s
• P rof es s or B en j a m i n Eh ren b erg
• P rof es s or R. Sri n i v a s a n
• P rof es s or Ra m on C a rb o
• P rof es s or N . Mu k u n d a
• P rof es s or K a rl J u g
• P rof es s or R. G i l m a n
• P rof es s or J ef f rey L . B en n etz en
• P rof es s or K . A. P a d m a n a b h a n
RR aa dd hh aa kk rr is hh nn aa nn CC hh aa ir
• P rof es s or U . R. An a n th a Mu rth y
• D r. M. B a l a m u ra l i K ri s h n a
• P rof es s or T . N . Ma d a n
• P rof es s or Su b ra ta K . Mi tra
• J u s ti ce M. Y a coob
• P rof es s or Ra m G op a l B a j a j
• P rof es s or G i ta D h a rm p a l -F ri ck
PP rr aa tt t t & & WW hh it nn ey CC hh aa ir
• P r o f . R o d d a m N a r a s i m h a , F R S
CC hh aa nn dd rr aa ss ek hh aa r r CC hh aa ir
• P r o f . A . K . B h a t n a g a r
II CC OO S S – 11 0 0 CC hh aa ir
• P r o f . G a n e s h P a n d e y
HH oo mm i J J . . BB aa bb a a CC hh aa ir
• P r o f . B a l a c h a n d r a n

II mm pp ortant CC onferenc es hh el d
I nterna tiona l C onf erenc e on F ib er O p tic s , O p toel ec tronic s a nd P hotonic s
– P hotonic s 2 0 0 6
I nterna tiona l S em ina r - D ef ining the f uture of H I V / A I D S N ex t 2 5 yea rs
C onf erenc e on B iotec hnol og y
C onf erenc e on B iotec hnol og y
I nterna tiona l C onf erenc e on M ol ec ul a r a nd C el l ul a r B iol og y a nd
T hera p eutic s of H I V & A s s oc ia ted V ira l I nf ec tions
N a tiona l S em ina r on I ndo-U S N uc l ea r A g reem ent
I nterna tiona l W ork s hop on F ood a nd F eed – N utrition, S a f ety a nd
im p rov ed us e of ra w m a teria l
I nterna tiona l S ym p os ium on L ig ht a nd L if e
I nterna tiona l S em ina r on C ha l l eng es of G l ob a l iz a tion: I ndo-A us tra l ia n
P ers p ec tiv es
1 8 th I nterna tiona l C onf erenc e on I on B ea m A na l ys is
P a c if ic R im A p p l ic a tions & G rid M iddl ewa re A s s em b l y ( P R A G M A -9 )

II mm pp ortant CC onferenc es cc om ing uu pp
I n t er n a t io n a l C o n f er en ce o n “E-G o v er n a n ce”
I n s t r u ct io n a l W o r k s h o p in B io in f o r m a t ics
I n t er n a t io n a l C o n f er en ce o n B io in f o r m a t ics
I n t er n a t io n a l C o n g r es s o f M a t h em a t icia n s – I C M -2 0 1 0
( a w a r d o f F iel d s M ed a l )

DD isting uu ish ed VV isitors
• S ir S a l m a n R us hdie, renowned
nov el is t
• M r. G unther G ra s s , N ob el L a urea te
• M r. A ng es W il s on, wel l -k nown
nov el is t
• M s . A nita D es a i, wel l -k nown nov el is t
• P rof . K .R . S reeniv a s a n, D irec tor
A b dus S a l a m I nterna tiona l C entre f or
T heoretic a l P hys ic s , T ries te
• P rof . N ina V . F edorof f , P enn S ta te
U niv ers ity, U S A
• P rof . N ic hol a s O s tl a r, U K
• P rof . R . H of f m a nn, N ob el L a urea te
• S hri N is s im E z ek iel , wel l -k nown p oet
• P rof J P a l is , P res ident T W A S
• P rof M a rtin E v a ns , N ob el L a urea te
• P rof . E dwin T hum b u, P rof es s or
E m eritus , N a tiona l U niv ers ity
S ing a p ore
• M r. A b ul A hs a n, S ec reta ry G enera l ,
S outh A s ia n A s s oc ia tion f or
R eg iona l C o-op era tion
• P rof . S ir P hil l ip C ohen, F R S , F R S E ,
U niv ers ity of D undee, U K
• P rof . N orm a n R a m s ey, N ob el
L a urea te
• D r. D a niel N eg ers , C entre f or I ndia n
& S outh A s ia n S tudies , P a ris
• S ir J ohn B a l l , S edl eia n P rof es s or of
N a tura l P hil os op hy, O x f ord
U niv ers ity, L ondon
• P rof . W . K ohn, N ob el L a urea te

D isting u ish ed V isitors
• P rof . G ol dm a n, D irec tor of the
U niv ers ity of C a l if ornia E duc a tion
A b roa d P rog ra m m e
• P rof . H a ns L of g ren D ea k in
U niv ers ity, A us tra l ia
• P rof . E .L . W inna k er, P res ident of
G erm a n R es ea rc h F ounda tion
• P rof . G .P . D es hp a nde, noted I ndia n
P l a ywrig ht
• P rof . M ic ha el B ura woy, U C
B erk el ey, U S A
• P rof . V el c heru N a ra ya na R a o,
U niv ers ity of W is c ons in, U S A
• P rof . C .R . R a o, F R S , P enn S ta te
U niv ers ity
• D r. R einha rd G runwa l d, S ec reta ry
G enera l of the G erm a n R es ea rc h
F ounda tion
• P rof . H .C . B rown, N ob el L a urea te
• S ri R a j ender S ing h, C ha irm a n,
T a run B ha ra t S a ng h, R a j a s tha n &
R a m on M a g s a ys a y A wa rdee
• S hri G iris h K a rna d, thea tre
p ers ona l ity a nd Gnanpeeth A wa rdee
• P rof . J .M . L ehn, N ob el L a urea te
• D r J ul ie L . G erb erdin, C D C , A tl a nta ,
U S A
• L ouis R . C henev ert, P res ident &
C E O , U nited T ec hnol og ies
C orp ora tion, U S A
• D r. A nil K a k odk a r, C ha irm a n,
A tom ic E nerg y C om m is s ion a nd
S ec reta ry, D ep a rtm ent of A tom ic
E nerg y
• M a rg a ret D ra b b l e, wel l -k nown p oet
• A m b a s s a dors of s ev era l c ountries

UoH in th e 2 1 s t C entu ry
Th e University of H y derab ad, al ready a
l eading N ational C entre of E x c el l enc e
in H ig h er E du c ation, is p oised to
emerg e among st th e top u niversities of
th e worl d, th ereb y c reating a new
b enc h mark for I ndian Universities

O u r G oal
� C r ea t e cit iz en s w h o w il l b e l ea d er s in a l l w a l k s o f l if e
� U n d er t a k e el em en t s o f r is k
� C a p a cit y b u il d in g f o r a l l co n s t it u en t s o f H ig h er
Ed u ca t io n
� I n n o v a t iv e a n d cr ea t iv e K n o w l ed g e S o ciet y

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