APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) has decided to boost research in its nearly 150 affiliated colleges. The Syndicate resolved to earmark ₹4.79 crore to establish sophisticated research facilities to foster engineering research with a focus on attaining a knowledge economy.
A Syndicate meeting chaired by Vice Chancellor M.S. Rajasree also decided to provide the services of Elsevier, a leading publisher of world-class scientific research publications, to all colleges.
This would enable students to access up to 300 research journals free-of-cost. The university will also purchase Knimbus mLibrary, a digital library platform, to disseminate Elsevier’s journals digitally and enable students to download and peruse journals on their mobile phones.
