From the year 2016 with generous funding by Mr.Ashok Pavate, son of Dr.D.C.Pavate, one more programme has been started. The new programme shall be called as “ Dr.D.C.Pavate Travel Bursary” Dr. D.C.Pavate foundation in association with Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge will co-ordinates the said programme. Under Dr.D.C.Pavate Travel Bursary a faculty from Cambridge shall visit to Karnatak University for the period of two months annually to interact with an appropriate department in the Karnatak University. He/she could be from any discipline selected by Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in consultation/conjunction with the Karnatak University. The selected “Fellow” will interact with the scholars, professors, students of the concerned department of Karnatak University. The said programme provides an opportunity to the students, research scholars and professors of Karnatak university to interact with Cambridge scholar.
Cambridge University Scholars Visits to Karnatak University under Pavate Travel Bursary
Sl no |
Name of the Cambridge Scholar |
Host Department at Karnatak University, Dharwad |
Year |
1 |
Dr. Edward Wilson |
Department of English |
2016 |
2 |
Dr. Devendra Kumar Namburi, |
Department of Physics |
2017 |
3 |
Mr. Saite Lu, |
Department of Economics |
2018 |
4 | Dr. Amoghavarsha Mahadevagouda | Department of Physics and Chemistry | 2024 |
Special Lectures/Talk Delivered by the Cambridge Visiting Scholars
Sl No. |
Name of the Visiting Scholar |
Event, Date and Venue |
1 |
Dr. Edward Wilson |
Workshop on “ Teaching English Language and Literature in UG Classroom” for Karnataka state English Teachers held on 11-01-2017 at KLE’s Shri Kadasiddheswar Arts College, Hubballi. |
2 |
Dr. Edward Wilson |
Workshop on “ Literature, Translation and Teaching” for Research Scholars and English teachers of Degree Colleges, held on 3-2-2017 at Senate Hall, Karnatak University, Dharwad |
3 |
Dr. Edward Wilson |
Public lecture on the topic “ Shakespeare Poet of the Indian Ocean” on 27-1-2017 at Senate Hall, Karnatak University, Dharwad |
4 |
Dr. Edward Wilson |
Seminar on “Academic Writings in English” on 9th February 2017 at Department of English, Karnatak University, Dharwad |
5 |
Dr. Edward Wilson |
Special Lecture on 9th February 2017 at Karnatak Arts College, Dharwad |
6 |
Dr. Devendra Kumar Namburi Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge |
Special Lecture on the topic "Science In Daily Life" on 6th September 2017 at C.V.Raman Hall, Department of Physics, Karnatak University, Dharwad |
7 |
Mr Saite Lu, Department of Development Studies, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge. |
Public lecture on the topic “Development Finance and China’s Overseas Investment” on 19-2-2019 at Senate Hall, Karnatak University, Dharwad |
8 | Dr. Amoghavarsha Mahadevagouda | Public Lecture on the topic “A Peek into the World of Batteries via Electron Microscopy” on 07-7-2024 at Chandrashekar Hall, Department of Physics, Karnatak University, Dharwad |