RAZAAQ UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM
RAZAAQ UNIVERSITET KONSORTIUM AV UTBILDNING, FORSKNING & ENTREPRENÖRIELLA HÅLLBARHETSRÖRELSEN
Consortium (Latin word, meaning “partnership”) is an association of individual(s) or institution(s) or any combination of these entities with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.
This is a presentation and an invite to embrace creativity, to build the capacity & capability, and also to network and advocate innovation through higher education, research and entrepreneurial sustainable development. Isax University Consortium of Education, Research & Sustainable Development – a consortium of academicians, researchers, entrepreneurs (including individuals and institutions of Higher Education) is prepared to execute and implement the plan unveiled at the second Indian (National) Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Sustainability (IC-STEMS) at Pune, India on 04 October 2015.
We have had discussions about several interesting STEM researches for Sustainability with several interested scholars from diverse backgrounds. We are now sharing new and creative ideas and also soliciting suggestions for these activities and we warmly invite anyone interested in joining to assist in any aspects of this endeavour. We invite input of your thoughts, questions, criticism, and alliance as we move forward.
Our vision in forming this consortium is (i) to mobilize the human resource, (ii) to empower all through continuing programme of development and life-long learning, (iii) to keep important facilities available for a combination of education, training, research, conferences, virtual labs, workshops, symposia, public outreach, life-long learning, etc. We offer also study circles, single-course, private & public lectures, cultural events, etc. in different cities/municipalities. Ours will be a state of the art intellectual and entrepreneurial endeavour that will enable mobile and non-mobile partners / members to remain affiliated to this organization and help move between different institutes and in the wake of oppression, persecution, discrimination, rare-diseases, disability, conflict, displacement, exile or refuge, changing jobs or even after the usual retirement age. Multi-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary research directions, such as environmental, ecological, economic, strategic, industrial or futuristic technologies, social sustainability and entrepreneurial sustainable development, are mainly up for consideration.
Being a member will help you stay informed about the progress here and we – the members – will greatly facilitate future activities of you or your organisation in the field of education, research & entrepreneurial sustainable development.
You are free to act locally for the development of knowledge-based society while keeping in mind the affiliation we share virtually or beyond borders. This location-independent or cross-border consortium and its arrangement will provide access to intellectuals and infrastructural facilities at various physical addresses and online platforms thereby removing distance (as a) barrier to channelizing human resource and researchers’ mobility. This shall as a result will contribute to intellectual or philosophical transactions and the establishment of an innovative labour market and economic transformation.
The consortium will also provide a genuine platform for furthering people’s education. We will make sure our endeavours offer opportunities for individual progress and symbiotic development. This shall also offer possibilities for sharing knowledge, expertise and experience among all involved, and for developing stewardship in a democratic way. We will engage with lifelong learners who support our commitment to a just society and the sustainability revolution. This, of course, shall give everyone among us the opportunity to increase (our) knowledge, generate knowledge and importantly increase (our) participation in society and democracy. This is a collaboration and co-operation programme in the field of skill development, education (higher education, training, further education or lifelong learning), and innovation that aims to inculcate research & enterprise culture through dialogue among people including but not limited to the students, academicians, policy makers (Governments), researchers, industrialists, entrepreneurs, general public, etc. In addition, the Consortium provides personal support to:
• Universities or colleges that wish to establish inter-institutional or joint programmes with us at postgraduate level, skill development, continuing programme of (professional) development, research and extension activities towards becoming centre of excellence in learning, teaching and research
• Individuals including students, scholars or researchers, publishers, scientific staff and faculty who wish to contribute to joint study modules (unit of study), internship or teaching or research programmes
• any entrepreneurial entity or organisation active in knowledge transfer, consultancy and industrialization that wishes to develop training, internship, innovative projects aimed at bringing skilled and intellectual workforce to the real world and also aimed at commercializing knowledge, technology or research products or processes.
We reiterate: This consortium mainly seeks to increase human resource mobility and knowledge transfer among (higher) educational institutions, people’s education (folkbildning), industries, innovation-based incubators, research intensive & entrepreneurial ventures.
We invite you to participate in an unprecedented opportunity to learn about undertaking academic programmes, basic research, applied or contract research, industrial assignments, training, internship or apprenticeship, consultancy, placement activities, writing research proposal, papers, reports, patents, books, etc and to disseminate or transfer knowledge and also to learn and teach research & entrepreneurial sustainable development at your institution.
We do also seek core partners that can commit to pursuing avenues to provide a portion of the necessary financial resources to the long-term operation of the Consortium. By participating in the Consortium, partners will be able to sponsor educational programmes, technical support, research projects or entrepreneurial activities, etc. and reap long-term benefits. There is always this possibility of signing a sort of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or a legal Consortium Agreement. The end result we hope to achieve will always be a highly satisfying, philanthropic and dynamic from the intellectual, material (including financial) investment point of view and will correspond to the specific needs of both researcher(s) and relevant institutions.
How is this working?
The consortium is managed through the Founder/General Assembly which appoints the board of directors. As the executive body of the association, the Board of Directors will lead the implementation of the consortium and its various schemes. If required, specific committees will also be set up in each chapter / region to undertake the technical preparations necessary to enrol
individuals and institutions in an area-by-area or place-by-place approach.
Benefits of consortium membership (or partnership):
• Access to the cross-border pooling of research projects and entrepreneurial sustainable development is a key incentive for joining the consortium. There are also many other benefits of consortium membership and these need to be discussed on individual or institutional basis.
• Invitations to all events organised by the consortium including Meetings/Assemblies, mutual learning seminars, workshops and country committee meetings.
• Technical support from industry-leading experts or consultants Should you be interested in joining the Consortium, please give us your brief biography or CV and return it to: isak@razaaq.se
To become a shareholder of this Consortium you will be required to buy share(s), or invest in it. To become honorary member of this Consortium you will NOT be required to pay an annual membership fee or life-membership fee. But there should be some mutual benefit to this co-operation which the Consortium will review every year to extend the membership. For example,
no activity will lead to member disqualification.
Please do not forget to mention
(i) your interests,
(ii) what you expect from the Consortium,
(iii) the purpose of you joining the Consortium, and
(iv) how you can contribute to the Consortium.
The cost for meetings of the partners or members of the Consortium will be borne by them and shared equally. If there is a dispute over such issue, the advance payment or deposit paid to the Consortium can help and cover the share of the general management and administrative costs for the running of the consortium, their meetings and activities. All the communications shall be made through e-mail and the records will be considered official. We will soon be holding 1-day workshop online to discuss detailed plans. This is an open meeting and everyone is invited to
attend. Please direct inquiries to the founder: isak@razaaq.se
Thanks for your understanding!
Signed by –
ISAK R. M. SHAIKH
on behalf of all the current members of the Consortium
P.S.: Razaaq University Consortium is more of an independent think-tank committed to combining democratic principles with learning and evidence-based research that lead to lucrative careers and entrepreneurial sustainable development that work for everyone and thereby promote intellectual and socio-economic progress of the society. We can do this through engaging with stakeholders and regulators to improve their functioning for good.
Razaaq University Consortium would like to become a degree awarding institution with requisite licensing from the Government. We started as a not-for-profit/NGO, publisher and a prop firm, consultancy and are being re-registered as a consortium (set up under relevant act).
For admissions to the consortium – as an individual or as an institution (or just as collaborator or external consultant), please contact us. Before contacting us, we recommend that you read our invite above and then upload your application along with as much (relevant) information as possible via a secured submission portal below; we will then ask you to attend a conference call.
Please Note: The author and developer of this website is Dr. ISAK SHAIKH.