Coimbatore: A one-day workshop ‘In pursuit of enhancing TNAU’s global eminence and visibility’ was conducted at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in Coimbatore on March 14. Nearly 100 faculty members of TNAU participated in the workshop.
Coimbatore: A one-day workshop ‘In pursuit of enhancing TNAU’s global eminence and visibility’ was conducted at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in Coimbatore on March 14. Nearly 100 faculty members of TNAU participated in the workshop.
Dr. Murali Krishnasamy, Professor (Directorate of Planning and Monitoring) welcomed the gathering. Dr. J Venkatapirabu, Director (DPM) in his introductory note highlighted the significance and necessity for ranking, to face global challenges and to reach the heights for collaboration, training and knowledge exchange programs.
Dr. N Kumar, the Vice Chancellor of TNAU in his presidential address, appreciated the faculty members for playing a crucial role in scoring more points in ICAR-JRF fellowship. He insisted the need for alumni to be strengthened so as to garner support and increase the ranking of the university. He stressed the importance of global ranking, as sheer complacency would not be enough to face global competition.
He expected the university faculty to work together to publish high quality research papers, to carve a niche towards acquire the QS ranking and to win the topmost position among all the state agricultural universities on roll.
With focus on self-auditing as an essential ingredient to cope up with the challenges arising during the process of ranking, branding and labelling, Ritin Malhotra, Regional Director (South Asia), Times Higher Education spoke on the scope of Times Higher Education (THE) ranking. Shivakumar Natarajan, CEO, Accenture gave a preamble on National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and delineated ideas on demystifying NIRF rankings for TNAU’s growth as a globally reputed institution.
Ashwin Fernandez Quacquarelli Symmonds, Regional Director, spoke on the importance of branding and its role in elevating the institutions through publications and collaborations. In his valedictory address, Dr. A S Krishnamurthy, Registrar, TNAU appealed to the faculty to reorient themselves to grab the top most position by adopting crucial parameters for ranking. Later. certificates were distributed to the participants and a formal vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. C Velavan, Associate Professor (ARM), TNAU.
Dr. Murali Krishnasamy, Professor (Directorate of Planning and Monitoring) welcomed the gathering. Dr. J Venkatapirabu, Director (DPM) in his introductory note highlighted the significance and necessity for ranking, to face global challenges and to reach the heights for collaboration, training and knowledge exchange programs.
Dr. N Kumar, the Vice Chancellor of TNAU in his presidential address, appreciated the faculty members for playing a crucial role in scoring more points in ICAR-JRF fellowship. He insisted the need for alumni to be strengthened so as to garner support and increase the ranking of the university. He stressed the importance of global ranking, as sheer complacency would not be enough to face global competition.
He expected the university faculty to work together to publish high quality research papers, to carve a niche towards acquire the QS ranking and to win the topmost position among all the state agricultural universities on roll.
With focus on self-auditing as an essential ingredient to cope up with the challenges arising during the process of ranking, branding and labelling, Ritin Malhotra, Regional Director (South Asia), Times Higher Education spoke on the scope of Times Higher Education (THE) ranking. Shivakumar Natarajan, CEO, Accenture gave a preamble on National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and delineated ideas on demystifying NIRF rankings for TNAU’s growth as a globally reputed institution.
Ashwin Fernandez Quacquarelli Symmonds, Regional Director, spoke on the importance of branding and its role in elevating the institutions through publications and collaborations. In his valedictory address, Dr. A S Krishnamurthy, Registrar, TNAU appealed to the faculty to reorient themselves to grab the top most position by adopting crucial parameters for ranking. Later. certificates were distributed to the participants and a formal vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. C Velavan, Associate Professor (ARM), TNAU.