Andhra University Celebrated its 91st Foundation Day at YVS Murthy auditorium on 26th April, 2016. Honourable VC, Registrar, Principals and EC members were on stage.
Students from Vempati China Satyam Dance Academy performed Tillana and marked the start of the programme.
Prof Koneru Rama Krishna Rao, former Vice Chancellor, delivered a thought provoking message. The following are the excerpts from his message:
Every position, dean, director, Principals, Registrar, VC should be made accountable.. Every teacher must be made accountable. He said only 1/3 rd of teacher’s time is devoted to teaching, all the remaining time focus should be made on research. He said, research doesn’t mean publishing over night in paid journals or publishing in self printed journals. It should be meaningful and useful while bringing reputation to the University.
He also emphasized on the need for reservation with financial support for the benefit of the weaker sections. But he opined that class of academic unequals is posing a severe problem to the academic and research quality . Every one who leaves the campus should be academically equal. And the only way is to take up remedial classes and give them every support to excel. And tutorials will be required and there is a need for mentor for every student. A mentor should take up 10-15 students and keep watching his progress in all perspectives.
Government funding to these remedial classes must be made. Every average student should become brighter. Already bright student should be given a proper direction. He said he was more happy with AU than when he worked for universities in Tennessee, North Carolina.
More over he expressed the opinion that there is little autonomy for the universities during recruitments which is having an adverse impact on the quality. While welcoming the statements made by the honourable CM that he would not compromise on quality while appointing the heads of the institutions, he said if that is done, no soon the universities will be heading in the right direction.
He said he eagerly wants to see the changes in the university by 100 th foundation day. He would come walking on stage to see AU regain its past glory and positioned in top 50 in the world.
Retired employees who completed 80 years were felicitated.