Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank lays foundation stone of new IGNOU regional centre at Port Blair
IGNOU is committed to providing quality higher education to all covering all the geographies of India, IGNOU vice-chacellor said.
The Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has laid the foundation stone of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Regional Centre in Port Blair. The foundation stone laying ceremony of the IGNOU Regional Centre was conducted in online mode.
Along with the education minister, the Vice-Chancellor of the university Professor Nageshwar Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Satyakam, RSD Director Dr M Shanmugam, Finance Officer Dr Jitendra Dev Gangwar, Chief Project Officer Sudhir Reddy, Regional Director Port Blair Dr TR Satyakeerthy and several faculty of the university were also present during the ceremony.
While laying the foundation stone of the IGNOU Regional Center in Port Blair virtually, Mr. Nishank commended on the university's role in the higher education space in the country. The Education Minister further said: “This [IGNOU Regional Centre in Port Blair] will fulfill the higher education aspirations of the youth population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.”
The Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU Professor Nageshwar Rao also stressed building infrastructure that will give impetus to the university's activities in the Andaman Nicobar Islands and said that IGNOU is committed to providing quality higher education to all covering all the geographies of India.
Professor Rao also outlined the road-map of the university which is in line with the new National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) with more focus on the Open System of Education pioneered by the university, an IGNOU statement said. The Vice-Chancellor also shared that the online education vision of the university at the foundation laying ceremony. NEP 2020 was approved by the cabinet last year, it aims to bring new reforms and enhance the quality of education in the country.
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