The Vice-Chancellor, S Gowri made the announcement and that these courses include those in hotel management, tourism and computer science.
Madras University to offer online certificate, diploma courses from coming academic year
Madras University Admissions 2022: The University of Madras has announced that it will offer online certificate and diploma courses from the coming academic year 2022-23. The Vice-Chancellor, S Gowri made the announcement and that these courses include those in hotel management, tourism and computer science.
While addressing a gathering at the M S Swaminath Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai the Vice-Chancellor said that the learning materials are ready.
Earlier, while speaking on The Role of Online Media in Science Education and Development at the Foundation Millennium Lecture Series, he said that online classes were the saving grace during the COVID-19 pandemic when physical classes could not be held.
"The online medium was here to stay, and it was pedagogy and teachers who made a difference in the education system," he said. He also clarify that the online education augmented classroom education.
Madhura Swaminathan, chairperson MSSRF, highlighted the long-standing association of the Foundation with University of Madras. He also recalled that MSSRF had been recognised as a research centre by the University since 1995.
“Our PhDs cover the fields of biodiversity, biotechnology, biodiversity conservation, and economics, and so far, 70 students have been awarded their PhD degrees from MSSRF. We have more than 280 publications by MSSRF scholars registered with the University.”
G.N. Hariharan, executive director MSSRF, said "the ‘Millennium Lecture Series’ was a renowned talk series, which brings eminent speakers from all over the world to deliver lectures covering a wide range of topics relevant to science for sustainable development."
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