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| Tuesday, November 27, 2007
University to offer more courses
TIRUCHI: Anna University – Tiruchi, would increase the
number of its undergraduate programmes to nine by offering B.E.
in Civil and Mechanical from the next academic year.
The university currently offers UG programmes in automobile,
EEE, ECE, CSE, IT, petrochemical and biotechnology. By 2009,
the university will have full-fledged laboratories for the new
programmes. With support from the Airports Authority of India,
the university would introduce executive programmes of six-month
duration in ‘Airport Management’ and ‘Construction
Engineering and Management,’ the Vice-Chancellor V. Ramachandran
told reporters on Monday.
The 90,000-square feet Academic Block coming up at a cost of
Rs.8 crore would be ready for occupation by the beginning of
March next year, he said, informing that the three-storeyed
block would encompass 18 classrooms, 18 laboratories and libraries
measuring 10,000 square feet on two floors. Construction of
the two hostels with 70 rooms each would be over by this month-end.
The Higher Education Secretary K. Ganesan who visited the university
on Sunday to take stock of the administrative and academic activities
was happy with the progress, the Vice-Chancellor added.
By extending the Faculty Development Programme (FDP) for teachers
of affiliated Engineering Colleges to faculty of polytechnics
in the State, the university was creating adequacy of quality
teachers, he said. On the lines of Finishing School, the university
was contemplating conduct of ‘induction programmes’
whereby industries would provide funds to train students to
become job-ready as per their specific individual requirements.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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