tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post6514170082990994035..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: IISc links ...Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-41111917020331134212008-02-28T19:30:00.000+05:302008-02-28T19:30:00.000+05:30It's interesting that most, if not all, of the maj...It's interesting that most, if not all, of the major problems facing humanity (energy, disease, pollution etc.) require interdisciplinary approaches. From that perspective, these have always been what the "market" wanted.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-22086006152997458722008-02-28T06:51:00.000+05:302008-02-28T06:51:00.000+05:30Maybe I did not express myself properly: what I m...Maybe I did not express myself properly: what I meant to say, or what I mean to say now, is that the kind of initiatives that is being envisaged for the new inter-disciplinary centre is what the market wants: e.g., bio-initiatives, energy-initiatives. In other words, what I am trying to say is that there is a departure from traditional education to sectors where there are likely to be more profits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-10757708390761647982008-02-28T05:20:00.000+05:302008-02-28T05:20:00.000+05:30Do you think part of the reason for the paucity of...Do you think part of the reason for the paucity of interdisciplinary research is the wrangling about authorship that researchers might engage in?Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-78971304481076939812008-02-27T22:13:00.000+05:302008-02-27T22:13:00.000+05:30Baraka: I'm glad you asked, "do you think a we sho...Baraka: I'm glad you asked, "do you think a we should have more and more universities which offer courses from science to social science to arts to engineering/tech to medicine?". The answer is <A HREF="http://nanopolitan.blogspot.com/2007/02/real-universities-please.html" REL="nofollow">yes</A>!<BR/><BR/>Anon: You said, "So here comes inter-disciplinary research which is what the market wants." It's an interesting thought. Can we have some examples or citations to back up that assertion, please?Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-6954711952102757052008-02-27T09:36:00.000+05:302008-02-27T09:36:00.000+05:30Well, boys and girls, the main question to ask is ...Well, boys and girls, the main question to ask is what is the purpose of education? In post 1947 era, it was to build up the base of the country and catch up for the time lost during the colonial era. In 1947 the number of engineering and medical colleges could have been counted on fingers. Post 1947 led to a major expansion into traditional education to produce engineers, doctors, dentists, etc.. The IITs and the RECs were set up for this purpose. Now in the era of liberalization, the aim of education is to serve the market. What is good for the market is what is good for the people of India. So here comes inter-disciplinary research which is what the market wants. And, of course, what is good for Tata is good for IISc, and good for IndiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-54517447312321699672008-02-27T03:27:00.000+05:302008-02-27T03:27:00.000+05:30why is it that it is pretty difficult in India to ...why is it that it is pretty difficult in India to do inter-disc / trans-disc research? is it because the institutes of excellence in different fields are in discrete locations/campus.. like TISS in Bombay... Jamia Millia in Delhi.. IISc in B'lore.. IIT's/IIM's in various places.. do you think a we should have more and more universities which offer courses from science to social science to arts to engineering/tech to medicine..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445162472826229664noreply@blogger.com