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| Central University of Orissa to start five new schools |
| BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar Oct 23, 2009, 00:34 IST |
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The newly established Central University of Orissa at Koraput aims to set up five new schools in the academic session of 2010.
The proposed new schools include the School of Basic Sciences, School of Health Sciences, School of Development Studies, School of Indigenous Studies and School of Biodiversity Studies.
Addressing media persons here, Surabhi Banerjee, vice-chancellor, Central University of Orissa, said, “We are aiming to set up five new schools from the 2010 academic session. The new schools would offer courses in subjects like mathematics, economics, nursing, pharmacy and community health.”For starting the School of Health Sciences, the Central University of Orissa is mulling tie-ups with Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi and for School of Community and Public Health with the University of Minnesota, US.
The Central University of Orissa will set up a Centre for Peace and Sustainable Development next year. The University also intends to run joint research projects and programmes with the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, New Delhi. The Central University plans to offer PHD in five subjects- English, Hindi, sociology, anthropology as well as journalism and mass communication from 2010.
“We are going to sign a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the British Council for holding English language teaching workshops once in every three months. Our university will also enter into a MoU with the Chennai Mathematical Institute University (CMIU) and under this MoU, the faculty from CMIU will visit our campus from the 2010 academic session”, said Banerjee.
At present, the Central University of Orissa has two schools- School of Languages and School of Social Sciences. While the School of Languages offers post graduate programmes in English and Hindi; the School of Social Sciences offers post graduate courses in sociology, anthropology as well as journalism and mass communication.
The university has a total intake of 150 students. The full-fledged campus of the Central University of Orissa which is coming up on an area of 450 acres is expected to be functional within three years.
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