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Suresh Elangovan Universities of India 2008 Welcome to Universities of India 2008, the congregation of intellectuals who can shape the future of emerging India as Knowledge Super Power by 2020. Universities of India (UoI) is an honest attempt by Mindlogicx Infotech Limited, the R&D based technology development company for knowledge management services and Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the world's leading provider of business-to-business credit, marketing, and purchasing information with more than 165 years standing. Both Mindlogicx and D&B have resolved to launch a repertory of Indian universities by profiling vital statistics that can be used as a ready-reference-tool for academic and non-academic purpose. The publication will provide insight on the educational scenario and will profile the Universities of India under UGC and Autonomous Bodies. This is an annual initiative starting from 2008. The Universities of India – 2008 is conducted at Bangalore, the silicon valley of India and each year the event will be conducted in yet another beautiful location in the country. The objective is to show-case the knowledge base of Indian universities to the world and more specifically to the corporate and industry partners. The publication will be made available to all leading educational institutions, industrial houses, universities in India and in select countries abroad. This will enable Indian universities to reach out to the global market in order to create employment opportunity for their students in the global market place. Universities of India (UoI) is the culmination of more than a year of dedicated effort of compiling and profiling the Universities in India and trying to connect them to the industry for meaningful partnerships. For the first time, we are connecting the industry and academia and bringing them together under one roof. At this landmark event, we are creating the opportunity for the academia to network with the CEOs, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and corporate decision makers from around the world. This event would be an ideal launch pad for students of participating universities as they would gain immediate access to world class employment opportunity. I am sure this will enable fostering of industry-academic collaboration and result in a meaningful partnership between them in the long run. I am sure that the Universities of India publication will be an expression of our commitment to quality assurance and excellence in the academic portfolio manage-ment. The publication is designed to be an accessible document for the corporate and various industry segments in understanding the strengths of the participating universities and further act as a resource material to the industry partners. I hope www.universitiesofindia.org will enable the academia to connect their students to the industry in order to empower them to become “employable” or “self employable”. I am proud to be a part of this initiative which will enable Indian universities to scale up their presence globally and position them as knowledge power house in the emerging knowledge based eco system. I am extremely pleased to share our vision through this publication and extend my warm greetings to the intellectuals and visionaries who are the academic administrators participating in the event. I am sure they can help us in establishing knowledge society and enable the creation of a knowledge economy in India. If there is anything that we can do to serve you better, please feel free to contact us. Suresh Elangovan |
