Satellite Campus of IIT Indore Will Open in Ujjain

• 29 Dec 2021

Why in News

• The Higher Education Minister of Madhya Pradesh said that the satellite campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore will be opened in Ujjain to establish it as a major learning center of technology and knowledge science in line with the ancient glorious knowledge tradition.

Key Points

• Established on 100 acres of land, this campus will provide an international standard research center and higher education at par with standards. It will be the first educational institute of its kind in the country. This campus will also play an important role in promotion of employment and self-employment.
• The Higher Education Minister said that this campus would be free for all administrative, academic decisions. The campus will also have hostels and accommodation for teachers. International level research facilities and courses will be conducted here. It is also proposed to open four national level learning centers and industrial research parks in the initial phase.
• Industrial Research Park will play an important role in creating employment and self-employment in the Malwa region. It is also proposed to do research on the devices and equipment used in sports in sports science.
• He said that this would be an important center for water resource management. Where research work on water resources will be done along with educational activities related to water. Courses based on water management will also be conducted. This will help the center to enhance water conservation technology and prepare water-related educational programs in Madhya Pradesh.
• Keeping in view the importance of Ujjain in time calculation and astronomical science, this center is being established. Research and laboratory will also be established here along with courses in space technology, space engineering and astrophysics.
• Focusing on the Indian knowledge tradition, this center will become the country's model in the national education policy, in which research will be done on topics like agriculture, knowledge tradition, holistic medicine, preserving ancient knowledge.