The move has been backed by the higher education department, vice-chancellor S Gowri.
The University of Madras on June 19 is all set to form a high-level expert committee of retired vice-chancellors and professors to advise on and review the quality of teaching and research activity in the university. The university syndicate passed a resolution to form the committee after three months. The move has been backed by the higher education department, vice-chancellor S Gowri stating, "The committee will have former UGC officials, retired vice-chancellors, retired professors from the University of Madras and other universities, industrialists and IT, experts. We also plan to engage Indian professors working in foreign universities. The committee will help enhance the quality of teaching, research and placements while preparing the University for Future learning - education 4.0.”
Meanwhile, Madras University has also decided to form a new syndicate committee for technology and infrastructure development to suit online education and assessment. Reports suggest that a new elective paper on Thirukkural for all undergraduate students will also be introduced by the institute from the coming academic year. "Thirukkural for Professional Ethics, will be introduced as one of the elective courses in all UG programmes in affiliated colleges, the university will decide the syllabus," he said.
Meanwhile, according to the source, the University has also received directions from some syndicate members to release a white paper on its current financial status and details of funds transferred from various accounts in the past three months to meet salary and pension expenditure.
"Due to financial crisis, the university has moved funds from various accounts in the past as well, but the syndicate was always informed about it. We don't know if funds had to be moved recently as the syndicate could not meet for the past three months due to the pandemic," a member said.
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