Hyderabad, Jan. 9 -- Universities are not only the citadel of learning and enrichment but they are also places of free discussions and debates. They represent a particular way of thinking which needed to be preserved. Institutions need autonomy, leadership and funds to grow at international level.
Eminent Scientist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardee, Dr. Shahid Jameel, CEO, Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance,New Delhiexpressed these views today at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU). He was delivering a lecture "What is a University?"to mark the22ndFoundation Day celebrations of MANUU at Saiyid Hamid Library Auditorium.
Dr. Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz, Vice-Chancellor presided over.
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