SALEM: Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam called upon the educational institutions to create intellectually stimulating environment for research, creativity and innovation among students.
“Good teaching emanates from research. Experience of research leads to quality teaching and quality teaching imparted to the young in turn enriches the research,” he told a large gathering of students after inaugurating an Advanced Research and Development Centre in Sona College of Technology and the ‘Confluence of Celebrations’ organised by Sona Group of Institutions here on Wednesday.
“Any university is judged by the level and extent of the research work it accomplishes. The foundation of academic research is creativity. The institutions should encourage students to develop their creative skills,” he stressed. Mr. Kalam said students could improve their knowledge through imagination, good thoughts and self-confidence.
Sharing his vision for India in 2020, he said all the people should work together to make the country prosperous, healthy, secure, peaceful, happy and continues with a sustainable growth path. The country should become one of the best places to live.
To achieve this vision and transform the country into a developed nation, more focus should be given for agriculture and food processing, education and healthcare, information and communication technology, reliable and quality electric power, surface transport and infrastructure for all and self-reliance in critical technologies, he said and discussed about the convergence of technologies and the importance of the scheme to Provide Urban Amenities in Rural Areas.
Interacting with the students, he asked them not to get frightened when they face failures. “You should believe that you can defeat the defeat,” he said.
Later, Mr. Kalam honoured students and teachers for their outstanding performance.
Collector J. Chandrakumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police John Nicholson, Institutions Chairman C. Valliappa, Secretary A. Dhirajlal, Sona College of Technology Principal P. Govindarajan, Thiagarajar Polytechnic College Principal Karthikeyan and others were present.
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