Home minister underscores the necessity for promoting inter-disciplinary research

Updated on: Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Home minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan underscored the necessity for promoting inter-disciplinary research to gain an edge over other developed nations in the knowledge sector.

He was delivering the inaugural address after laying the foundation stone of the Convergence Academia Complex and opening of the staff flat complex in Mahatma Gandhi University on Tuesday.

The new complex will house the seven inter-university centres and six inter-school centres initiated at the University during the past five years.

Many of the nations which has outsmarted India in scientific explorations and knowledge production has been giving thrust to the inter- disciplinary research.

Compartmentalisation of various faculties has become a major bottleneck in furthering academic pursuits and research innovatively, he said.

MGU Vice Chancellor Prof Rajan Gurukkal presided over the meeting. Pro Vice Chancellor Dr Rajan Varughese, Suresh Kurup MLA, Registrar MR Unni, Syndicate members Prof Satheesh Kochuparambil, Prof Abdul Rahiman, Senate member K Sherafuddin, P Padmakumar, K Rajagopal and CPWD Executive Engineer C Baby spoke.

The minister also released a book authored by Prof Sabu Thomas titled 'Composite Polymers' published by Wiley, UK.

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