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Corresponding white paper: https://bit.ly/KnowEco Link to this presentation: https://bit.ly/NaMoHiEd
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Information on the first presentation/meeting in 2008 is here: http://knoesis.org/library/resource.php?id=00215
Here is a photo taken at that occasion:
http://knoesis.wright.edu/amit/images/Amit-Sheth-with-CM-Narendra-Modi-Jan2008.JPG
(Shri Modi, with my father, Prof. Pravin Sheth, and Prof. Sanjay Chaudhary).
Abstract for this talk/position paper:
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2. Does it matter?
• Does it provide us a place in the world map?
• Economic Impact to People & State?
• What do the People & State stand to gain?
• What do the People & State stand to lose?
• Is it a land grab?
• Does it have any environmental impact?
• Is there a substitute?
• Can we let it remain only an MOU?
• Why Orissa and not Bihar his home town?
• Others believe why don’t we?
• A very brief glimpse of what we are missing….
3. Was Odisha even counted in the World map?
The only reason Puri, Orissa or India’s name finds its place in these top notch company
website site.
All other showcase products of these firms belong to the US or developed countries.
No other Indian state finds its place here BUT ODISHA (Puri, Orissa, India)
• A.T. Kearney, Germany - Dr. Werner Kreuz – Consultants to Vedanta University
• Ayes Saint Gross of Baltimore, USA – Master Planner - Responsible for planning
the architect for John Hopkins, Duke, Virginia and Carnegie Mellon, is engaged for
Vedanta University
(http://www.asg-architects.com/portfolio/vu/)
• Perkins + Will, USA – Vedanta University Medical Precinct Master Plan –
( http://www.perkinswill.com/expertise/healthcare-planning-%2B-strategies-.html)
( http://www.perkinswill.com/work/vedanta-university-medical-precinct-master-
plan.html)
(http://www.perkinswill.com/work/vedanta-university-teaching-hospital.html)
• Jensen Partners - Los Angeles , USA– Space, Technology and Equipment Planning
of the Vedanta University Teaching Hospital
(http://www.jensenpartners.com/projects/vedanta-university-teaching-hospital)
4. Lets Look at University of Iowa’s return on
investment to the state of Iowa to get a clue?
$15.81 is generated in the
statewide economy
$1 in state investment
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What can be the possible economic impact?
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5. What is the University of Washington’s
Return on Investment to the State?
$22.56 is generated in the
Statewide Economy
$1.00 in State Investment
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7. What could be the economic impact of the proposed
Teaching Hospital alone – Phase 1
Economic impact of Boston Teaching Hospitals
8. Not to mention the flow of Quality Physicians, Faculty
Boston Teaching Hospitals
9. Economic impact of Vedanta University
Conservative View
Rs. 15,000 Crore investment
Rs. 3,00,000 Crore is
generated in Odisha Economy
10. What do the people & State stand to gain?
• Economic impact atleast 20X – Multibagger. Meaning 15,000 Crores would
generate 3 Lakh Crores.
– Even Nalco, Reliance, Infosys generates only 2X at the maximum. This is a 10
times bigger bet
• University campuses generate an average of 1.5 additional jobs for each job on
campus. Meaning 1.5 Lakh jobs every year for Odisha.
• An expressway from Puri to Bhubaneswar Airport
– Puri is not even a proper two lane and we get six lanes either way
• Bhubaneswar would be converted to a international Airport as the business would
justify it. State may have an additional Airstrip at Puri in due course as proposed.
What can this do to the Tourism sector is beyond imagination not to mention the
indirect employment generated.
• A city of International Repute. It could not only compete with Delhi / Bangalore/
Chennai/ Hyderabad but may surpass it.
• Nobel Laurels will get created. At least 3 Nobel Laurels are advisers to this
University. (Only Bengal has 3 from our country)
11. • For each Rs.1 spent in local communities by a University, its faculty, students, and visitors
independently spend an equivalent amount for local goods and services. When 1.5 lakh people in
the university spend Rs 100 (people of this quality normally spend at least Rs.1000 a day so I am
assuming an extremely conservative figure). It earns the community – Read Odisha - around Rs. 15
Lakh a day. i.e 45 Lakhs a month i.e 5.40 Crores a year for the local community…….
• The proposed research park and business incubator will not only work with existing corporations,
but it will also help start-up enterprises build on university research.
• Olympic quality Sports Complex. (Maybe we could host the next Commonwealth?)
• Quality Visiting Faculty for smaller knowledge centers (one XIMB could generate so many KIIT, HDF,
ITER, JITM, Silcon etc)
• Patents, Trademark etc
• Visibility in the world map
• Patents, Trademarks which forget the state even India does not generate much. Columbia earned
over $150 million/year in the late 1990s and early 2000s from the revenues of a few patents, and
Stanford has recently garnered over $100 million/year, plus a one-time $336 million from the sale
of Google stock given in return for the founders' early research at Stanford.
• High-end Healthcare facilities
What do the people & State stand to gain?
12. • Stanford University’s Research Park has spawned more than 1200 companies in
the Silicon Valley, with a combined market capitalization of more than USD 330
Billion. Vedanta University would be a similar enabler for Odisha.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has inspired more than 4000
companies with over US $230 Billion in annual revenue; in addition, MIT was
instrumental in the development of its state’s high-technology corridor. It is
estimated that one out of every 150 jobs in the United States is generated by an
MIT-linked firm.
• Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan is home to prestigious academic institutions
including National Tsing Hua University and National Chiao Tung University, which
provide quality human resources and learning opportunities for employees. In 27
years, the park has given rise to 370 high-technology companies and is home to
the world’s top two semiconductor foundries. The park is considered the “crown
jewel” of Taiwan’s industrial machinery and produces more than US $37 Billion in
goods annually.
• VEDANTA WILL DO BETTER THAN THIS IS WE ARE A GROWING ECONOMY where
are the above are passing through a phase of recession.
What do the people & State stand to gain?
13. What do the People & State stand to lose ?
• Virtually Nothing excepting the illiteracy of the
State
• No environmental degradation as it is not a
manufacturing industry or mining industry
• No investment by State as it is privately funded
by the Foundation and banks
• What can one lose from a Teaching Hospital,
coming up in Phase 1 or an Educational Hub
except illiteracy.
Do we not want to lose this illiteracy!!!
14. Is this a land grab?
• A university of 100,000 would need a staff of another 10-15 thousand at least. This
is the minimum.
• So we are talking about the land required to house 120,000 people with academic
departments, research buildings, swimming pools, stadiums, shopping areas etc.
This is almost a small city.
• Look at other universities and you will not be surprised with the land required.
– Stanford with less than 50,000 students is housed in 8,180 Acres (Is land not more expensive
in US than in Odisha!!!!)
• 95 academic disciplines , 1,00,000 students
• The project envisages construction of 2,73, 68, 959 sq. meters spread out over 6, 892 acres in Puri.
• The Land usage pattern looks logical for such a scale
– This complex will have the university (academic block) on 1,500 acres
– R&D Centre and Research Park on 1,200 acres,
– Olympic Class, Athletic Complex on 300 acres,
– Water Treatment Plant STP on 100 acres,
– green belt and open spaces on 1,092 acres,
– township for faculty and staff on 2,100 acres,
– Sports Complex on 100 acres
– Exhibition Centre on 100 acres of land.
More importantly Odisha Government had every right to take back the land if it not put to the use specified.
15. A UNIVERSITY HAS NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EXCEPT
MAKING IT A GOOD ENVIROMENT
A Helicopter view of the proposed site
Photo shows that major portion is saline land and not agricultural land as claimed by many
16. Is there a substitute?
• Do we have anyone else approaching us for a
University of this standard where we do not
have to pay. Simply NO.
• This is not a mine which we can get the
benefit today or tomorrow. If we lose this
opportunity will NOT knock again.
• Is there a substitute to TIFR, IISc, TISS or a
Harvard or Stanford kind of institutes?
17. Should we lose this Historic -MoU which promised the
BEST HUMAN RESOURCES along with the BEST MINERAL RESOURCES
for the sake of Politics?
We get many proposals for mineral resources BUT HAVE WE GOT FOR EDUCATION of
this standard?
Will our Children Forgive Us if this opportunity is lost?
18. Why is he not creating this university in Bihar, his home town
• Such a huge campus requires a big water body nearby both for construction and sustainability.
• Power consumption for such a large university is very high and Orissa has the lowest power tariff
and is power surplus.
• Results don’t come out in time in Bihar and Mafia is also more prevalent.
• It is not very far located from Bihar anyways
• Odisha is the emerging economy in the Indian Subcontinent with the highest growth rate.
• Orissa does not have another University like the proposed Nalanda University funded by the
Centre.
• Orissa is developing as the Education Hub for Eastern India.
• He would not easily get a more picturesque location facing the sea.
• Abode of Lord Jagannath which is known in the world because of the cult nature even though
Odisha is not known.
• To prove his point that that he is not biased.
19. Other believe this why don’t we?
• Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra want this
university and have sent feelers to Anil.
– Newspaper reports aplenty on them
• Leading Consultants feature them on their
site as their showcase design/plan
• Senior conservative people (Dr Kabi Mishra)
of repute lend their name
• People like L&T & Hafeez contractor given
the task to execute the phase 1 of project
(L&T company we invest in for Infrastructure bonds and having reputation like the TATAs & HDFC)
• NANO- Bengal’s loss was Gujarat's Gain. Can we afford to LOSE?
20. The blessing of this millennium to Odisha
• Quality higher education
• Cutting-edge research facility
• 95 academic disciplines
• 1,00,000 students
• This mega university will put Orissa and India distinctively on world education map.
21. Proposed Grant tops the world’s list
• The only other comparable grant is that of Bill Gates Foundation
Major Private Gifts to Higher Education Since 1967
(This list was published in the August 29, 2008, issue of The Chronicle
of Higher Education Almanac)
$101-million and above
• Gates Millennium Scholars program: from the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, $1-billion over 20 years; cash; 1999
• Vedanta University (India): from the Anil Agarwal Foundation, $1-
billion endowment to establish the university; cash; 2006
• Site: http://chronicle.com/stats/big_gifts.htm
22. World Architecture.com – The Global Resource for Architecture hails the Architects
Ayers Saint Gross create plan of unprecedented scale
24. Join the face book group supporting
this University
A: Go to http://www.facebook.com/vedantau and click on the Like button.
B: From the same page click on "Suggest to friends" and then suggest to their friends
C: Go to http://www.facebook.com/vedantauniv and click on "Add as friend" button
• Please pass this request on to your like minded friends (by email) and request them to pass it on
forward by email.
• (ii) When you are in facebook and you see a Vedanta University related item, please share it with
your friends by clicking on "share" or interact with that item in one of the other ways.
• (iii) If you have friends or relatives who are in college please talk to them about this. That
generation seems to be most connected to facebook. The university is alos most relevant to them.
For example, if you have a relative studying in KIIT, ITER, Silicon, or one of those colleges in Odisha,
please talk to them about this and ask for their help.
Editor's Notes
In FY 2009, the UI received $379.4 million dollars in state funding.
In FY 2009, the UW received $401.7 million dollars in state funding.
What’s included in the UW’s economic impact:
1) Direct expenditures for goods and services by the University, its employees, student and visitors.
2) Induced or indirect spending with Washington State. The businesses and individuals that receive direct expenditures re-spend this money within the state.
3) To put this into economic impact in perspective to our peers:
University of North Carolina--$10.4B (FY 2009)
University of California, Los Angeles--$9.3B (FY 2008)
University of Minnesota $9.6B (FY2003)
Microsoft contributed $9.16 billion to the Washington state economy in 2008 through employee compensation and the company’s direct purchases of products and services, according to a Microsoft Economic Impact Study released (April 2010). In addition, the company’s total direct and indirect job impact amounted to 267,611 jobs, or 8.4 percent of the total employment in the state.