Why Collaboration between Varsities and Private Industry will be a Catastrophe for Social Justice Projects in Higher Edu Research
The Mooknayak English | 21 December 2023
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Recently, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, chairman of the University Grant Commission (UGC), wrote an article, “How universities and industry can collaborate,” which advocates that higher education institutions and industries should establish a mutually beneficial relationship. Particularly, industries in specific fields should partner with research groups from diverse universities within the common field to stay updated with new research advancements.
At first reading his opinion, it stands as a substantial and desirable intervention in the larger discourse of making research more solution- and practical-orientated. However, prior to this, we must understand that public institutions primarily manage higher education research, and allowing private stakeholders in this field will produce an exclusive ecosystem where researchers from marginalised backgrounds cannot participate.