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Kalam awarded honorary degree by Edinburgh University
Kalam awarded honorary degree by Edinburgh University. Former president of India APJ Abdul Kalam has been awarded an honorary degree by Scotland\'s prestigious University of Edinburgh for his contribution to science and technology.
London: Former president of India APJ Abdul Kalam has been awarded an honorary degree by Scotland's prestigious University of Edinburgh for his contribution to science and technology.
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Kalam, who served as the president of India from 2002 to 2007, received the degree during a dinner held in his honour on May 15, the varsity said on Monday.
Kalam also delivered the keynote address at the inaugural conference of the University's Edinburgh India Institute that will help coordinate the work of Edinburgh academics who are working with a wide range of partners across India.
“I am happy the centre aims to encourage a greater awareness of India in Scotland, and to build Scotland's cultural, business and academic ties with India. It is also aiming to be a platform to bring together researchers from Scotland and India for mutual benefit including joint PhD programmes in diverse areas such as medicine/veterinary medicine, science and engineering and humanities and social sciences," Kalam said.
He appreciated that institution level partnerships are already in place with IIT Madras, Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University in India and congratulated the people behind "this unique institute representing the confluence of values and cultures of two civilisations.”
University of Edinburgh is Scotland's biggest university and is ranked as one of the world's top 20 universities.
