Supriya Pattanayak is Vice Chancellor of Centurion University of Technology and Management in India. She explains its unique, progressive model of working closely with communities in innovative ways, to address their needs and aspirations.
Real-life problems are addressed locally with practical applications of knowledge that create goods and services of value to communities especially the systemically disadvantaged tribal communities. Guiding principles include sustainability, positive social impact, and community empowerment, along with a learning model based on applied learning.
The university's ongoing success gives substance to its tag line: 'a world of hopes and possibilities'.
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