{"id":1292,"date":"2019-11-01T07:33:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T07:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2019-11-07T05:16:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T05:16:42","slug":"india-needs-world-class-universities-for-building-a-5-trillion-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/2019\/11\/01\/india-needs-world-class-universities-for-building-a-5-trillion-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"India Needs World Class Universities for Building a $5 Trillion Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chennai,\n1 November, 2019:<\/strong> India needs to focus on its higher education for building a Five\nTrillion Dollar economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stressing that universities are the\nengine for innovation, economic growth and social development, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal\nGlobal University, Prof. C. Raj Kumar <\/strong>outlined a 10-point ambitious growth\nand reform plan for the Indian Universities at an event in Chennai today.\n He observed that this plan will enable them to move up in the global\nrankings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGlobal rankings have emerged as a\ndominant way of measuring performance. There is today a serious debate on the\nneed for Indian universities to be in the top 200 universities of the world and\nthe urgency of seeking reforms that will pave the way for promoting excellence\nin higher education and research. It is important that Indian universities\nembrace the international rankings framework as well as international\naccreditation processes which will benchmark Indian universities with the world\nclass universities in many countries,\u201d explained Prof Raj Kumar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also present on the occasion was Prof. Tom Goldstein, Dean of the Jindal\nSchool of Journalism and Communication<\/strong>. Both of them emphasized the need\nfor Indian higher educational institutions to be at par with their\ninternational counterparts and also invest in strategies, vision and\ninfrastructure to ensure they break into globally recognised international\nrankings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the Times Higher Education\nWorld Universities Rankings, QS World University Rankings, and the Shanghai\nJiatong Rankings have become part of the institutional aspirations for many\nuniversities and higher education institutions in India, he said. \u201cThe\nchallenges related to higher education in India deserve urgent attention and\nrequire determined responses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attention must be paid to the poor\nperformance of Indian universities in the global rankings and take note of the\ncriteria required to succeed in world ranking, especially the importance of\nresearch and publications. Other factors that influence ranking include\nacademic innovation, intellectual freedom, and research excellence are\nconstantly promoted. In addition, internationalisation is an important\ncriterion for breaking into the global rankings. This includes measures on the\nnumber and influence of international students, international faculty, global\nengagements and partnerships on research, teaching, and faculty and student\nexchange. The global ranking frameworks have increasingly become an indicator\nof the institutional quality of higher education institutions and are a\npowerful measure of real-world impact of universities and their role as\nknowledge creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE O.P. JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The Government of India has recognised JGU as an “Institution\nof Eminence”. JGU is an initiative of the Jindal Steel & Power\nFoundation. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2009, O.P. Jindal Global\nUniversity (JGU) is a non-profit global and research oriented university\nestablished by the Government of Haryana and recognised by the University\nGrants Commission (UGC). JGU maintains a 1:10 faculty-student ratio and appoints\nfaculty members from India and different parts of the world with outstanding\nacademic qualifications and experience. With over 5000 students studying and\nliving on a fully residential campus, JGU’s eight schools are: law,\nbusiness, international affairs, public policy, liberal arts\n& humanities, journalism, art & architecture and banking &\nfinance. This year, JGU became the youngest Indian university\nto break into the QS World University Rankings 2020. JGU is the only\nIndian private university in the top 150 ‘young’ universities in the world\n(under 50 years of age) in the QS Young University Rankings 2020. JGU is the\nyoungest University in the world to feature in both these rankings. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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