A New Kind of College

I was thinking if we could have an undergraduate college in India with 50 students intake each year. The set-up is like this, students are asked to decide their course content themselves. Similarly, they would also be asked to decide as to what should be the bare minimum, that they should know to get the passing degree.
It's not a new concept, i guess already being used in some B-school abroad. It would produce some of the candidates of very high potential, with many entrepreneurs, leaders and more than that fellows at LEAST learning what they wish to learn. I guess, 50 outgoing students of this kind, are worth changing the country in a period of 10 years.

Investment University Network: An introduction

Development <=> Innovation

Development <=> Sustainability

Ecosystem + Innovation = Innovation Ecosystem

Innovation Ecosystem + Sustainability = Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem

Innovation Ecosystem - Constitution:
Knowledge & Info systems + Value and Entrepreneurship based Education + Resource & Infra + Incentive mechanisms like IPR institutions = Innovation Ecosystem

If (constituents of Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem = = Local)
Efficiency = Maximum

Therefore:

Localization + Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem = Sustainable Local Innovation Ecosystem (SLIE)

Network of SLIE= SNIE - Sustainable National Innovation Ecosystem
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SLIE: Operations

For Operation, SLIE requires four types of Institutions-

Senior Enterprises
Junior Enterprises
Social Enterprises
Cultural Enterprises
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University: The concept of University

A place having knowledge and information, imparting knowledge, providing incentives and infrastructure for betterment of society through different operational institutions.

The idea of University is central to the idea of SLIE means Universities play the most important role in SLIE. So,

SLIE = = University + Efforts and Investments from all actors of a nation: Nature, State, Market, Society, Culture, Individuals = = Investment University (a name given to this integration)

Network of Investment University = Investment University Network
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Network of Investment University = = Network of Sustainable Local Innovation Ecosystem

It means:

Investment University Network = = Sustainable National Innovation ecosystem
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So many logic, ideas and concepts?

We will discuss more about it...........and develop an idea for establishment of a Sustainable National Innovation Ecosystem

regards
Veerender

Concept of Investment University

Innovation is central to development and prosperity in a knowledge‐driven world. It requires a
sustainable innovation ecosystem comprising of different sub‐systems, actors and institutions. For real‐time/near‐real‐time coordination, least transaction costs, maximum sharing of resources, efficient vertical and horizontal integration, maximum efficiency (social, environmental, economic) and sustainability; if all the sub‐systems, actors and institutions are local, inclusive and least ECR (Energy‐Capital‐Resource) intensive, we get the best results. We can call the whole framework Sustainable Local Innovation Ecosystem SLIE. We have found that the basic sub‐systems constituting SLIE are knowledge and information systems; infrastructure, funding and natural resources; efficient IPR protection; and value & entrepreneurship based education. Universities, empowered by efficient laws and sufficient resources, play vital role in SLIE through leading integration of all these sub‐systems and evolution of four basic types of institutions: Senior Enterprises (research parks, research centers, incubation centers, joint research facilities, dedicated research institutes, R&D club & consortia etc.), Junior Enterprises (student R&D bodies supported by respective universities, integrated
with Senior Enterprises), Social Enterprises (NGOs, social enterprises, social innovation networks) and Cultural Enterprises (enterprises engaged in culture, tourism, media, entertainment etc). These institutions bring all actors: universities, industries, society and government together and generate incentives for all. Since universities play central role in this process supported by investments from all other actors, we have named this framework as Investment University. Different local ecosystems at different places complement each‐other for national and international ecosystems.

Investment University

Welcome to this dedicated blog to Investment University. Hope that it will be able to bring some of the like-minded people at one platform.

regards
Veerender