BU nodal agency for World Values Survey research

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JUNE 15. The Bangalore University (BU) has been chosen as the nodal Indian agency for a World Values Survey Research project.

According to the BU Vice-Chancellor, Dr. K.Siddappa, the study involves academies and researchers from 18 universities across the country. "Hence it is an honour to be chosen," he told presspersons here on Friday.

Recently the BU had signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Institution of Social Research, University of Michigan in the U.S., to signify BU's participation in the World Values Survey. Dr. Siddappa had signed on behalf of the BU while he was in the U.S. from May 6 to 31. He said he had also initiated a dialogue with Michigan University for "further collaborations on other relevant research projects".

"The survey is a world-wide investigation of socio-cultural and political changes and man's response to such changes. The study encompasses 65 countries representing over 80 per cent of the world's population," Dr. Siddappa said.

The study (in India) will look at the above aspect and relate it to social and political values in other societies.

Collaborations

During this trip, the BU VC visited leading American universities and insitutions for collaborations in the emerging areas of Science and Technology.

For instance, an MoU was signed with the University of Tuskegee, Alabama for co-ordination in Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Bio-control of Pests and Wastes, and Insect Biotechnology. The MoU enabled the two universities to work on the application of these sciences and to train students in these fields.

According to a BU release issued on the occasion, Dr. Siddappa also visited the University of California in San Diego which leads research in Biotechnology and Condensed Matter Physics. He also went to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

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