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The powers and functions of the University shall be as follows:- (1) to administer and manage the University and ensure efficient working of the centres, schools and institutions related to research, education, training and extension services for the furtherance of the objects of the University; (2) to regulate conduct and enforce discipline among the employees of the University and to take such measures as may be deemed necessary; (3) to prepare guidelines manuals, and methodology for assessing and accrediting educational institutes and to determine paradigms for quality assurance, processes and mechanisms; (4) to establish, conduct and promote centres, such as- (i) Centre of Research, (ii) Centre of Education, (iii) Centre of Training, (iv) Centre of Extension Services, and (v) such other centres and institutions as may be necessary and to provide for facilities, including those relating to a Centre of Paediatrics and pedagogy for scientific discoveries and inventions, pedagogy for fine arts, pedagogy for crafts, promotion of NSS and NCC, promotion of Scouts and Guides, multi-linguistic capacities (Gujarati, Sanskrit, French, English, Hindi, Tamil, Arabic, Spanish, etc.), development of curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular hobbies, puppetry, exhibitions, unending education, museum studies, library and film studios, etc. 2009 : Guj.15 ] The Children’s Research University Act, 2009. 5 1[(5) to partner with existing schools and research institutions;] (6) to confer and award degrees, diplomas, and certificates and provide for lectures, instruction and training for students including those of affiliated schools, recognized institutions and approved institutions as also for those under correspondence and continuing education courses; (7) to confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions; (8) to develop academic relationship with shishu-vatikas, bal-mandirs, and primary and secondary schools which satisfy the need and standards of the University and to empower them to receive the benefits of the results of the work of the University, and gradually to the entire education system of the State; (9) to create in the University campus as also elsewhere, schools to be called Vidya Niketan Schools for various stages of education which will embody and crystallise the results of the research conducted by the University or elsewhere, and to spread benefits of the work of these schools to the entire system of education in the State, and to provide training to teachers and prepare teaching- learning materials for this purpose for the benefit of the schools in the campus and also other schools in the State; (10) to set up, conduct and promote, under the responsibility of the Centre of Research, various councils for research in subjects, as the follows:- (i) synthesis of child-related knowledge-systems (Physical and medical); (ii) synthesis of child-related knowledge-systems (Psychological and Cultural); (iii) children's philosophy, children's psychology, children's science, children's technology; (iv) children's rights, human rights, fundamental duties, ideal of human unity and futuristic visions; (v) gifted children; physically and mentally challenged children; (vi) national and international education; (vii) multi-linguistic abilities in Indian and international languages; (viii) children's literature and films; and (ix) development of integral personality; (11) to set up, promote and conduct under the control and management of Centre of Research, several departments of research, instruction and communication in regard to themes, not so generic as those for the councils of research, but more specific and special as those of as pre-natal education, toddlers' education, kindergarten education, primary education and secondary