Universities and intermediaries for socially inclusive development (UNIID)
KICS members coordinated this effort to look beyond current teaching and research roles of the universities and examine its developmental role more closely. The UNIID initiative looks at the role of developmental universities as well as the need for universities to respond to changing contexts and attempts to bring these debates into discussions on university reforms.
UNIID is an exploratory project for a South Asian network of researchers on this theme supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada). The ideas for this work initiated at a workshop in Negombo, Sri Lanka on 2-3 February, 2012. KICS members explored this further in the Indian context with ongoing dialogues and several discussion papers being written to answer the question on how best universities should respond to current challenges and remain active partners in furthering knowledge and development.
Rethinking Universities for Development
Intermediaries, Innovation & Inclusion
Edited by: Prof. Shambu Prasad, John D'Souza
