Berhampur University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar for sharing of research resources and intellectual property. 

The MoU, inked as part of Mentoring Academic Interventions for Technological Research and Innovation (MAITRI), also involves MSc, M Pharm courses and Ph.D. mentoring and publication of research findings.

On the occasion, the director of CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar Sudhasatwa Basu spoke on ‘the implementation of National Education Policy: Hurdles to be overcome. Emphasising the top-down nature of the existing curriculum and the dearth of UG-level academic questions, he said the new curriculum focusing on creativity, innovation and experiential learning should be introduced at the elementary school level. 

Vice-chancellor of the University Prof Geetanjali Dash said other systems should emulate the liberal arts’ experience-based learning and open subject selection systems.