Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- Vice-Chancellors, administrators and academics from 37 universities and higher educational institutions across Odisha deliberated on strategies to enhance the quality and global visibility of higher education at a day-long conclave organised by the Biju Patnaik University of Technology and hosted by SOA Deemed to be University here on Friday.

The participants exchanged ideas on academic excellence, research innovation, industry collaboration and institutional reforms aimed at making Odisha's higher education sector globally competitive.

The conclave also focused on improving teaching standards, strengthening research output and adopting best practices to align universities in the state with international benchmarks....