Kottayam: Governor P Sathasivam has said that technological advancements without a human face would create social imbalance. He was speaking after conferring the Doctor of Science (DSC) award on former ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan at the MG University on Tuesday.
“Technology and the progress of mankind are not contradictory, but will complement each other. Real education will ensure the complete development of the personality. Educational institutions should be transformed as centres of excellence. Teaching should not be relegated to a mere verbal exercise. Teachers should give life to the words and ideas they express with their life and actions,” he said.
Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb spoke about the initiatives to transform the state into an international hub of education. The government had earmarked Rs 1074. 62 crore this year for it, he added.
In his acceptance speech, Dr Radhakrishnan said that it was the work culture and the striving for excellence that had helped the growth of ISRO into a world-class space research organisation.
Earlier, Vice-Chancellor Dr Babu Sebastian read out the credentials of Dr Radhakrishnan. PVC Dr Sheena Shukkoor and other officials of the university were also present on the occasion.
