Industrialists, academicians to help IIT Gandhinagar strategize

AHMEDABAD: Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar(IITGN) will bring together some of the leading academicians and industrialists from around the world on December 17 and 18 on its campus to advise the institute on matters of leadership and academic excellence. The leaders will also help the institute develop strategies on the same.

In this regard, a meeting for IITGN's second Academic Advisory Council will be held on December 17, 2012 and the third Leadership Conclave on the following day on December 18, 2012.

The Academic Advisory Council will discuss various agenda items relating to academic matters including— establishing core values and culture of the institute, ramping up research output, societal issues and research excellence, mentoring support for young faculty and diverse types of faculty and leadership personnel.

On the following day, the Leadership Conclave will discuss agenda items relating to leadership and governance such as— national leadership in the next five years in selected areas, disciplines offering great opportunities, bold initiatives using donor funds, possible trajectories for IITGN faculty members and staff development. 

Source:TOI