Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Coimbatore: A distance learning centre of Bharathiar University has been set up in Washington, the United States, and Toronto in Canada, Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam told a press conference here on Tuesday.

This is in addition to the ones in Kuwait, Dubai and Singapore.


According to him, the Indians living in Washington and Toronto had evinced interest in the setting up of such centres. “They are interested in courses such as MBA, MCA, BCA, and BBA, besides the Integrated four-year B. Sc. Programme the university planned to launch in the next academic year,” Mr. Thiruvasagam said.

The infrastructure and faculty would be taken care of locally while study material would be sent from the university.

Examinations would be conducted and degrees awarded by the university.

The Vice-Chancellor expected that the enrolment would be 2,500 to 3,000 by the next academic year.

Bharathiar University and University of Maryland had entered into an understanding to offer a three-year degree programme in Aviation Science from the next academic year. “Students pursuing the course will study for two years at an affiliated college of Bharathiar University and one year at University of Maryland.

Faculty from the U.S. will visit to engage classes”.

According to the Vice-Chancellor, colleges with adequate infrastructure and faculty would be permitted to offer the course.