AP CM wants varsities in state "to restore their glory"

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today asked Vice-Chancellors of universities in the state to "restore glory" of the institutions and also transform them into skill development centres.
Interacting with the VCs in his office today, the Chief Minister said, "Universities must be places of invention, innovative ideas, with the faculty training students to increase their knowledge."
Some untoward incidents in the recent past brought bad name to some universities. You should initiate corrective measures immediately to erase that bad name and restore glory of the universities," Naidu said.
Noting that the future leadersand youngentrepreneurs were madeon the campuses, he wanted the universities to adopt a "constructive approach" to inculcate leadership qualities among students.

The Chief Minister said the government recently appointed industrialists as members of the universities' senates to drive their growth and assist students in providing opportunities for skill development.