The President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has said that universities will need to reinvent themselves as enablers of society rather than gatekeepers of higher education. He was speaking at the annual Convocation of the University of Mumbai today afternoon. He said that for India to sit at the high table of global powers, it has to prepare its youth for an ever shrinking world that shares resources as well as responsibilities through being knowledgeable, capable and sensitive to environmental and social issues. The President praised the University for maintaining a focus on new technologies and cutting edge thinking. He reminded the students that the purpose of education is not just a good job or income but using knowledge in the service of the nation and mankind. He said that even the teaching fraternity will have to re-learn, re-engage and retrain themselves for the immediate future. He urged the University of Mumbai to become a world class institution.