Bhubaneswar: Birla Global University (BGU) exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) today at the BGU campus for the Community-University Linkage Programme.The MoU was signed in presence of Pro
Prof PP Mathur. The researcher and scientist has held several posts at prestigious varsities like KIIT University and Pondicherry University and has been the recipient of awards like the Asutosh Mookerjee Memorial Award (ISCA) and Young Scientists Award (ISCA) among others. He calls his journey exciting and rewarding and hopes that he is able to contribute to BGU in a substantial way.
“The countries and states where budget allocation is higher perform better. Our country has around 3 per cent of the GDP dedicated to the education sector. The government needs to allocate more money in the higher education system in order to increase the quality of education in the country,” opines the VC when asked about the upcoming union budget session and what should be its focus area when it comes to allocating an appropriate budget for education. In this way, prof Mathur shares his thoughts with regards to online education, research and how he wants his tenure at BGU to go. Excerpts fr