University and Society. Issues and Challenges. Some Ideas from Leading Practitioners of Higher Education (Based on the Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Central and State universities)

Abstract

This document is collection of some ideas synthesized from the deliberations of leading practitioners of higher education, ideas as they have emerged in the Conference of the Vice-Chancellors of the Central and the State Universities. The deliberations touched a variety of themes ranging from Access, Equity, Engagement & Outcomes; Content and Quality; Research and Innovations; Faculty Development and Inter-University Resource Sharing; India's Global Engagement in Higher Education; Alternative Modes of Delivery of Higher Education; Models of Financing, and Imperatives for Good Governance.