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Meta university by next year: Sibal
Saturday February 04, 2012 08:17:06 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Human
Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Friday said a network of
universities forming a meta university to allow students to pick
courses from across disciplines from different institutions will
be ready by next academic session.
"I am hopeful that by next academic year, we will be able to start
the meta university," Sibal said, addressing a conference on
uniting knowledge communities organised by US-India Business
Council.
The meta university will, for example, let an engineering student
pick up a degree in literature.
"Meta universities will create a platform in cyber space and
ultimately the student will get a degree not from one but many
universities," Sibal said addressing a conference on uniting
knowledge communities organised by US-India Business Council.
The minister said that despite all apprehensions, meta
universities are the future.
He said making education global in nature would be in favour of
all, and expressed hope that the bill to allow foreign
universities in India will also get final clearance soon.
"When we talk about foreign collaboration, people think fee will
be hiked, they ask why can't Indians teach Indians, why do we need
foreign teachers, what will happen to the IIT system of
education," Sibal said.
"Ultimately, it is the Indian students who will benefit," he said,
adding that the apprehensions should be set aside.
The minister said the proposed optic fibre network which will
connect all villages will be complete in two to two and a half
years, and all homes will be connected through broadband.
He said the national knowledge network connecting universities and
colleges across India will be complete in another six months.
Announced in the budget speech of 2008-09, the pan India network
will connect colleges enabling them to share material and
resources.
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