Cusat prepares five-year plan to enhance academic quality and global competitiveness, ETEducation
Kochi: The Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) has prepared a comprehensive institutional development plan (IDP) for 2025–2030 aimed at enhancing academic quality, improving infrastructure and elevating the university to global standards. The five-year roadmap focuses on strengthening research capacity, diversifying academic programmes and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.
According to the draft plan, Cusat outlined several strategic objectives to guide its growth over the next five years. Key priorities include expanding collaboration with industries, introducing dual-degree and joint programmes with foreign universities and intensifying research in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, marine science and sustainability. The university also intends to significantly scale up academic infrastructure by doubling classroom and hostel facilities, while maintaining a 1:15 teacher–student ratio. Improving placement performance by 20% annually is another major target.
Officials said the university aims to achieve greater financial independence during the plan period by increasing internal revenue generation. This will be supported through alumni contributions, consultancy projects and partnerships under corporate social responsibility (CSR). Cusat also plans to introduce new executive education and online programmes to serve wider academic and professional communities.
A strong focus on sustainability, innovation and international engagement forms a central theme of the 2030 vision, aligning Cusat’s goals with ‘India’s Vision 2047′. The document highlights Cusat’s pioneering efforts among state universities, including its early adoption of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushal Kendra (DDUKK) model. The vocational programmes under DDUKK are structured in line with National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and integrate classroom-based learning with industry exposure and internships to enhance employability.
At the same time, the draft acknowledges several institutional limitations that need attention. These include a restricted ability to attract diverse talent from outside Kerala due to domicile regulations, dependence on govt funding, limited scope for infrastructure expansion because of land constraints and challenges arising from being predominantly a postgraduate university, which affects student progression to higher studies.
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