Academy
Wisdom
Wisdom is the
intellectual freedom to take rational decisions, acquired through learning,
research and experience. It provides the ability to distinguish truth from
illusions.
ACADEMY- The way to WISDOM
Academy is the place to nurture
learning and research, through intellectual experience. It is derived from the
word ‘akademeia’ in Greek, which refers to the gymnasium created as a centre of
learning by the great philosopher Plato. Today, it refers to the
Universities of higher learning as well as the institutes of frontier research.
As a collective term, the word refers to the community of scholars/students and
faculties/professors engaged in higher education and research. A scholar who
joins the Academy as a student undergoes a series of intellectual experiences
such as learning through courses, guidance from faculty, researching in labs,
attending seminars in symposium, presenting papers in conferences, publishing
papers in journals, attaining mastery in the research discipline. A faculty who
joins the academy as a Professor would set up his own research lab, do research
in his own area of interest, offer courses to students, guide a group of
students, establish himself as a frontier researcher through his breakthrough
research ideas, and offer plenary talks in conferences, review research papers.
In academy, both the scholar and the faculty come together as an academic for a
enriched intellectual experience of learning and research to acquire wisdom.
Thus, Academy is the way to wisdom.
Any academy/institute may have a
hierarchy structure as shown, mainly for administering purposes.
Academy/
University/
Institute
|
Institute
|
| Faculty |
Faculty of
Science
|
Faculty of
Engineering
|
Division
|
|
Mechanical
Division
|
Electrical
Division
|
Department
|
|
Mechanical
Department
|
Civil
Department
|
|
Research
Group
|
|
-Fracture
Mechanics
-Fluid MEMS
-Nano Technology
|
-Structural
Engg
-Soil Engg
-Hydraulics
|
|
| Category |
Head |
| Institute |
Council of
member, Director, Assistant directors |
| Faculty |
Dean |
| Division |
Chairman of
Division |
| Department |
Chairman of
Department |
| Research
Group |
Professor/Associate Professor/ Assistant
professor |
In academics, all the faculty/scholars work together without
discrimination for a same cause of scientific progress.
The
research should be academic driven rather than industry driven.
Research Methodology
Academy
