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(1) The Chancellor, the first Vice-Chancellor, the first Members of the Board and the Academic Council and all persons, who may hereafter become such Chancellor, officers and Members so long as they continue to hold office or membership are hereby constituted a body corporate, by the name of the Utkal University of Culture and such body corporate shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued by that name. (2) The headquarters of the University shall be located at Bhubaneswar. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the University shall be competent to acquire and hold property both movable and immovable, to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any movable or immovable property, which may have become vested in or may have been acquired by it for the purposes of the University and to contract and do all other things necessary for the purposes of this Act. Incorporation of University Orissa Act & of 1947 3 4.The University shall have the following objects: " (i) to promote education, research and training in various spheres of culture including language, literature, visual arts, performing arts, architecture and folklore for the advancement of knowledge and for the betterment of society; (ii) to, generate and disseminate learning and promote creative excellence in various spheres of culture, providing the infrastructure for instruction, research and creativity and, in particular, to take appropriate measures for promoting inter-disciplinary, academic and creative pursuits in the University; (iii) to promote ethnic studies like ethnoerchaeology and ethnomusicology; (iv) to provide facilities and opportunities, for graduate, post-graduate, doctorate and post-doctorate education in various spheres of culture including language, literature visual arts, performing arts, architecture and folklore by instruction, training, research, development and extension and by such other means as the University may deem fit; (v) to serve as a centre for fostering co-operation and exchange of ideas among the academic and research communities; (vi) to organise exchange programmes with other institutions of repute in India and abroad; and (vii) to undertake such other activities as may be required to fulfil the above objects.