Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences
Summary
Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute, is a government-aided university in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.[7][2] It operates as an autonomous Christian minority institution under the 'Sam Higginbottom Educational and Charitable Society, Allahabad'.[8][9][10]
Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences
It was established in 1910 by Dr. Sam Higginbottom as "Allahabad Agricultural Institute" to improve the economic status of the rural population.[11][12] In 1942, it became the first institute in India to offer a degree in Agricultural Engineering.[13][14]
In December 2016, the Uttar Pradesh State cabinet announced their decision to elevate the institution from the status of Deemed University to full-fledged University by passing the SHUATS Act operational from 29 December 2016, thus renaming it to SHUATS.[15]
The academic infrastructure of the university is organized into six Faculties[21] — Agriculture; Engineering and Technology; Science; Theology; Management, Humanities and Social Sciences; and Health Sciences — which consist of 15 constituent schools, over 60 academic departments and four advanced research centres with emphasis on scientific, agricultural, technological education and research.[2][22][23] The university is an alma mater to many notable scientists, geneticist, agricultural engineers[24][25][26] and often regarded as the progenitor of Green Revolution in India.[27][28][29][30]
While having completed its own hospital, Hayes Memorial Mission Hospital, the university is developing its health and medical science infrastructure as per Medical Council of India (MCI) norms.[31]
The institute was established by Dr. Sam Higginbottom, an English-born Presbyterian missionary in 1910 as a Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension of Ewing Christian College, Allahabad.[38][39] The institute was declared as a separate entity from the college in 1918.[40] The Department of Animal Husbandry was the first department of the institute established in 1924. It was an important landmark in the history of dairy training in India as the admission to the first batch of Indian Diploma in Dairying (IDD) was conducted here.[41] After a meeting in Benaras, Dr. Higginbottom and Mahatma Gandhi became friends and started exchanging letters on issues, such as agriculture, poverty alleviation and rural economy. Gandhiji visited the institute in 1929 and sought his advice on several occasions.[42] In the 1930s, the institute was supported by Harvard-Yenching Institute to expand its teaching and research programme in agricultural sciences.[43][44] About the same time the institute was recognized by the government for a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture science and became affiliated with the University of Allahabad. Another landmark came in 1942, when it became the pioneer institute to offer an Agricultural Engineering degree in India. In November 1947, the institute was brought under an independent "Board of Directors of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute" which was sponsored as an ecumenical body by a number of churches and missions. During this phase the institute was taken up by Arthur T. Mosher, and he is largely credited with major expansion of infrastructure and the introduction of famous "Jamuna Par Punar Yojna", the extension project of recruiting workers at the village level.[45][46]
Between 1950 and 1957 Albert Mayer, an American architect, was assigned for developing the major buildings of the institute.[47][48] In 1951, Ford Foundation granted $940,000 to the institute for carrying out the research and development projects.[49][50] In 1952, the University of Illinois signed a contract with United States Agency for International Development for assisting the institute in improving its educational programs.[51] Between 1950 and 1980, John B. Chitamber led the institute successfully and made Agricultural extension a very well known programme of the institute.[52][53][54][55] To obtain more academic freedom and to strengthen its research and extension programmes, a proposal was submitted to the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development in August 1994, that the institute be granted the status of a deemed university. The institute was conferred the same on 15 March 2000 and Dr. Rajendra B. Lal was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of the university.[16][56]
Campusedit
The campus is in Naini, a satellite neighbourhood of Prayagraj on the banks of river Yamuna. The university is spread over an area of 1020 acres lush-green campus, which includes 420 acres of research farms.[57] The campus is divided into clusters of constituent schools and separate blocks for administration. The academic area chiefly comprises the main building, departmental annexes and auditoria. The university has 12 hostels on campus, six women's, four men's and two international hostels.[21]
SHUATS is a multi-faculty residential academic institution. The university offers 51 undergraduate programmes, 123 postgraduate programmes, 20 diploma/certificate programmes and doctoral programmes with over 10,000 students enrolled on campus.[59][21][60]
Faculty/school
Faculty of Engineering & Technology
Jacob Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Warner College of Dairy Technology
Vaugh Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
The Allahabad Farmer is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal of the university which has been publishing research articles in basic and applied aspects of agriculture technology and sciences.[80][81] First published in 1925, it is perhaps one of the oldest journal dedicated to agricultural research.[82][83] The university has been a collaborating partner of Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR), headquartered in Rome, Italy for research in food security, climate change and agricultural education.[84]
Extra-curricular activities such as sporting events, festivals, and cultural functions are organized throughout the year.[103][104][105][106][107]
The students are divided into four houses, Red Eagles, Blue Bulls, Yellow Tigers and Pink Panthers for inter-house games and sports tournaments. The athletics committee is formed to govern the activities under the Department of Physical Education.[108] A student-run community radio station, Radio Adan (90.4 MHz) brings together experts, students, farmers, and the local population, through various popular programs, focussing on agriculture, education, employment, women empowerment, child marriage, health, and culture.[109] The academic societies[110] and cultural clubs[111] on the campus organize national and international competitions, symposiums,[112][113] conferences[114] and workshops.[115][116][117][118] Students are encouraged to join the National Cadet Corps or enrol in National Service Scheme for overall personality development.[119][120]
The students, alumni, and faculty members of the university are traditionally referred as "Aggies." The university has an active alumni association, governed by an executive committee with the objective of expanding and strengthening the connections between alumni and alma mater.[122][123] An international alumni association, Alagin International, started in the year 2002, has been organizing annual meetings in various cities and also connects Aggies through social media.[124]
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