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Plaksha University
Plaksha University is a not-for-profit private research university located in Mohali, Punjab, India. It is set up by a group of over 60 business leaders and technology entrepreneurs with a mission to create a new model of higher education that combines academic excellence with industry relevance. It is a corporate-funded technical university, which is being established under the Punjab State Private Universities Policy of 2010. It has received a Letter of Intent from the Government of Punjab. History It was founded in 2019 by a group of industry leaders and entrepreneurs. The university is named after the Plaksha tree, which is considered sacred in Indian mythology and symbolizes knowledge and growth. The university's logo also features the tree, with its branches reaching outwards to represent its commitment to expanding knowledge and creating a positive impact. Academics Plaksha University offers undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering, computer science, data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Research University
A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission. They are the most important sites at which knowledge production occurs, along with "intergenerational knowledge transfer and the certification of new knowledge" through the awarding of doctoral degrees. They can be public or private, and often have well-known brand names. Undergraduate courses at many research universities are often academic rather than vocational and may not prepare students for particular careers, but many employers value degrees from research universities because they teach fundamental life skills such as critical thinking. Globally, research universities are predominantly public universities, with notable exceptions being the United States and Japan. Institutions of higher education that are not research universities (or do not aspire to that designation, such as liberal arts colleges) instead place more emphasis on stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |