| Thursday, May 22, 2008
TNAU to offer dual master’s degree programme
Tirunelveli: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU),
in association with Cornell University, United States of America,
has proposed to offer dual master’s degree programme from
2008-09..
The programme integrates Cornell University’s Master of
Professional Studies (MPS) in Food Science and Technology and
TNAU’s Master of Technology in Food Processing and Marketing.
The MPS is the first dual degree to be offered by any Land Grant
University in the USA in partnership with a State agricultural
university in India.
“This partnership is expected to provide sustainable gains
in institutional building at TNAU and provide an international
exposure to Indian students,” the Dean of Agricultural
College and Research Institute, Killikulam, P. Vivekanandan,
told reporters here on Wednesday.
The TNAU, in partnership with Nova Scotia Agricultural College,
Canada, will also offer a dual undergraduate degree this academic
year, integrating NSAC’s B. Tech. (Environmental Horticulture)
and the TNAU’s B.Sc. (Agriculture), B.Sc. (Horticulture)
and B. Tech. (Horticulture).
“The first batch of the dual degree programmes, comprising
three students from ACRI, Killikulam, will be heading for its
foreign destinations in June 2008,” he said.
Course fee
Though course fee for the PG dual degree programme is fixed
as Rs. 10 lakh, the students will have to pay only Rs. 3 lakh
as the rest is being met by Ratan Tata Trust.
He said students having a degree in any branch of agriculture
would be able to get lucrative jobs.
The Students’ Placement Cell of ACRI, Killikulam, has
ensured employment for 174 students while 120 others have got
seats in higher studies, including two higher education opportunities
in Germany.
“Through the last three campus interviews, 32 students,
including 10 at Dharani Sugars and Chemicals, have been placed,”
Dr. Vivekanandnan informed.
The Dean said that the ACRI, Killikulam, which produced quality
seeds for brinjal (KKM – 1), chilly (KKM-1), paddy (ADT
36, 45 and 39) and ASD 16, had so far supplied 50 tonnes of
paddy seeds to farmers.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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