JU honour for Nobel winner

kolkata: jadavpur university conferred an honorary dsc on nobel prize winning scientist ahmed h zewail of egypt on monday. however, in the absence of the scientist, pro vice-chancellor of the university a r thakur accepted the award on behalf of zewail. the 46th annual convocation of the 'five star' university was also held during the day. chancellor of the university, governor viren shah, congratulated students who won awards and degrees.it is a matter of great pride that jadavpur university has come to be recognised among one of the few top ranking universities of the country in terms of academic excellence, shah said. he emphasised the need for industry-university partnership financial well-being of institutions. he reminded students that education was subsidised. it is, therefore, your duty to return something to society, he said. in his speech, guest-in-chief n r madhava menon spoke on setting goals, determining the quality of education and promoting experimentation and creativity. citing the national law school in bangalore where he taught before moving to the national university of juridical sciences in kolkata, menon said, ju is not just another university with conventional teaching and exam system.