Bhubaneswar: The city-based Utkal University has now become a stepping stone for young entrepreneurs as it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with North Eastern University Boston to promote student entrepreneurship and innovation.
As per the MoU, the Utkal University has started initiated a new program and is all set to set up centre for the purpose in the new campus in Chandikhol. As many as 3000 PG and UG students will be enrolled in this program at Utkal University.
The opportunity to enrol students will also be extended to affiliated colleges under Utkal University. Ten university students will also embark on an educational tour each academic year as part of an additional attempt to gain further knowledge
“The New Education Policy (NEP) 2024 aims to integrate vocational education into the school system to assist students in becoming skilled workers and entrepreneurs,” stated Utkal vice-chancellor Prof. Sabita Acharya.
The university serves as a resource to inspire students to pursue further education in entrepreneurship, added Acharya.
Earlier, under the guidance of the Former VC, steps were taken in addition to establishing innovation and startup parks from both its existing and new campuses in Chandikhol, Utkal will begin teacher and student exchange programs. The Center’s Rashtriya Uchhatar Siksha Abhiyan (RUSA) 2.0 will provide funding for the program.
Utkal University is the only university of Odisha and one of the ten Universities of the country selected for the programme. The other Universities are Osmania University, Guru Nanak Dev University, Savitribai Phule University, Kurukshetra University, Alagappa University, Jadavpur University, Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra University, and the University of Jammu.
