Focus on sustainable development: Piyush Goyal expresses a desire to collaborate with Stanford University

Stanford (California): In an attempt to deepen the partnership between India and the US, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal expressed a desire to collaborate with Stanford University on Tuesday.

During his visit to Stanford University, the Union Minister expressed India's desire to collaborate with Stanford's newly launched Doerr School of Sustainability, the University's new hub for research and innovation focused on advancing the long-term prosperity of the planet.

Research into sustainable development
Goyal underlined the need for a deeper understanding of India's energy needs and potential solutions for the sustainable development of industrial and economic activity. He also stressed partnerships between Stanford Graduate School of Business and Indian Management Institutions. In his meeting with the Stanford leadership, Goyal also discussed a new paradigm for large-scale semiconductor and other electronics manufacturing in India.

Research throws real answers
Goyal in his address at Stanford University also highlighted the difference between theoretical knowledge and its practical implementation. "Due to structured education, there is a belief in management principle that the knowledge coming from textbooks is different from the ground realities," he said.