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A C T I O N P O I N T S

Increase international faculty and international students for globalization of
VIT. Focus on strategic locations suitable for VIT.
Making VIT a home for international students also·
New and unique courses of VIT to attract foreign students·
Research quality of VITians – must be benchmarked with top international
universities·
Increase faculty and student participation in programs abroad·

Focus on VIT’s interests while preparing and implementing MoUs·
Policy-student from any country/university and promote research
collaborations with top universities.
Post docs from top universities (invitation to PhD holders from top universities
to carry out postdoctoral research)·
Global recruitment and retention of high quality researchers·
Visit of Nobel Laureates and Field medalists·
Establishing research centres and departments with foreign universities·
Addressing emerging issues in teaching·
Sending VIT Professors abroad on sabbatical to foster collaboration in
teaching and research·
Inviting Professors and research scholars from top Universities on a long-
term basis·
Joint Ph.D. programmes with top-ranking universities·
Increase Faculty Exchange through MOUs with reputed national and
international institutions·
Fetching international grants to work on high end /advanced research areas.

7 . S O C I E T A L O U T R E A C H
VIT considers societal outreach as one of its key responsibilities. The
institution is putting in concerted efforts to outreach the society with a view to
foster sustainable development. The objectives of such efforts are:

To expose the agrarian/farming communities to the latest scientific and
technological advancements in the field to improve agricultural productivity.
To develop technical skills of the youth to improve manpower, enhancing
employability and economic stability.

To provide opportunities to the economically backward rural students for
enhancing their access to higher education.
To inculcate a culture of hygiene and cleanliness in our society in consonance
with the government initiatives.
To implement Clean and Green Vellore.