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By: Shree1news, 20 FEB 2021
Kerala took a significant step forward in its progress towards a knowledge society with the inauguration of the nation’s first Digital University, primarily based in Technocity at Mangalapuram near here on Saturday.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presided over the function, where Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who is also the Chancellor of the Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology(KUDSIT), unveiled the varsity plaque.
Both the Governor and the Chief Minister addressed the function by video conferencing.
In his inaugural deal with, Khan stated the launch of the Digital University is a part of the state’s resolve to embrace new technologies and need to use them for bringing positive changes within the life of people and become a global hub for higher learning and technology.
Praising the state government for recent initiatives in higher education including the launch of Sree Narayana Guru Open University, the Governor stated “In any aspect of life, knowledge brings courage, understanding, acceptance, unity and in addition liberates us from the clutches of ignorance.”
“The society expects the Digital University to provide intellectual support to lap up the new world of opportunities arising by artificial intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Data Analytics and other digital transformation courses,” he stated.
In his address, the CM stated the launch of the first Digital University in the nation would open tremendous alternatives for youngsters.
Praising the state government for recent initiatives in higher education including the launch of Sree Narayana Guru Open University, the Governor stated “In any aspect of life, knowledge brings courage, understanding, acceptance, unity and also liberates us from the clutches of ignorance.”
“The society expects the Digital University to provide intellectual assist to lap up the new world of alternatives arising by synthetic intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Data Analytics and other digital transformation courses,” he stated.
In his address, the CM stated the launch of the first Digital University in the nation would open tremendous alternatives for youngsters.
Every school will be offering master level programmes in computer science, informatics, applied electronics and humanities with varied specialization of the industry 4.0 world.
The adoption of technology in design, pedagogy, assessment etc. is also a key driving factor for the new University, which focuses on early learners and re-learners with a host of programmes in cutting edge areas of technology.
Towards this, specialized centres in areas like Blockchain, AI&ML, Cyber Security, Bigdata analytics, Biocomputing and Geospatial analytics are to be set up in collaboration with leading international academic, research and industry bodies.
The university will also lead the Digital Transformation Initiatives announced by the Kerala government in the Budget 2021.
Spread across a 10-acre campus in Technocity, the first part of the university has been accomplished with an academic and a hostel block.
Once fully developed, it’ll provide education to 1,200 residential scholars from its campus in addition to numerous learners, who will be associated with the University by varied technological means.
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