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Vice Chancellor's Message
Education has changed from teacher centered to student centered. It
is an established fact that education is the most important input
for socio economic development of a nation. Education strengthens
people to adapt to changing environments. Education enables the
society to cause and to contribute to overall societal development.
Education has the responsibility to transfer human into human
resources. Human resources development is the prime function of
education. Directorate of Distance Education of Kuvempu University
is the first step towards this transfer.
Reasons are many for greater number of students for not to pursue
their academic carrier continuously. Distance Education is a boon
for them to pursue their education and become more resourceful.
Kuvempu University - a young dynamic, fast developing University
established by the Karnataka State in 1987, is an affiliating - cum
- teaching University to promote and facilitate studies and research
in various branches of Higher Education. It has jurisdiction over
four revenue districts of Karnataka State and has in its ambit 50
Postgraduate departments, 4 Constituent Colleges and 133 affiliated
colleges offering graduate-level courses in various disciplines
catering to the educational needs of more than 50,000 students.
Kuvempu University is one of the very few universities in India with
a totally rural and green profile. It is situated in the picturesque
Malnad region, literally on the Lap of the Sahyadri Western Ghats.
The main University campus is adjacent to Bhadra Wild-Life Sanctuary
which has been declared as a tiger reserve. The Bhadra reservoir is
adjacent to the Campus which provides the much-needed water to the
campus. The Kudremukha National Park and Mookambika Wild-life
sanctuaries are so near that the University has a distinct forest
and rural profile. The location is indeed serene, covering 230 acres
of forest land, almost totally uncontaminated by any kind of
pollution.
Kuvempu University introduced Distance Education Programme at the PG
level from the academic year 2002. Now, the Directorate of Distance
Education is catering to more than fifteen thousand students in 40
courses in U.G. and P.G. levels.
The Directorate of Distance Education of Kuvempu University is one
of the first to provide P.G. Science courses from 2003-04, in 5
different subjects. It is also offering a number of need based P.G.
Diploma courses and Under graduate courses such as B.A., B.Com.,
B.B.M.
It has also introduced L.L.M., B.L.I.Sc, M.L.I.Sc. courses. Some of
the entirely new specialized courses at the PG and Diploma levels,
such as B.Sc. & M.Sc. (IT), in collaboration with UET, Bangalore and
NUT, FashionTechnology & Interior Designs in collaboration with the
JD Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi & UAE, M.Sc. in
Quality Management in collaboration with the DQM, New Delhi, Mental
Health & Counselling courses in collaboration with Manasa Education
Trust, Shimoga, are also being offered.
In the current year 2006-07, it is introducing M.Phil., Ph.Ds. M.B.A,
M.Sc.(Applied Chemistry), MA. (Education), P.G.Diplomas in Financial
Institutions and Markets & Chemical Quality Control. Further, PGD in
Organic Farming, Agro Managements and Informatics in collaboration
with the Monarch Bio-fertilizers Chennai are being introduced.
I wish you a bright academic future, a successful career, and a
happy life.
Yours affectionately,
Prof. B.S. Sherigara |
