IGNOU - UAF varsity sign MoU for promotion of Urdu language

Updated on: Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) and Manyavar Sri Kanshiram Ji Urdu Arabi-Farsi University will together start study centres in each district of Uttar Pradesh to promote teaching of Urdu at certificate, diploma and degree levels.
   
IGNOU, New Delhi and UAF University Lucknow signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which has come into since Ist April 2011 for co-operating in achieving the common goals of higher education, Vice Chancellor of UAF varsity said in a press release.
   
IGNOU presently has enrolment around 35 lakh students and is the largest university in the world offering more then 300 courses through open University and distance education mode.
   
UAF University was setup by UP government in October 2009 with a view to promoting Urdu, Arabic and Persian languages and to enable the linguistic minorities to become employable by acquiring higher and need base education, he said.
   
Both the Universities have agreed to offer joint degree, diploma and certificate programme with particular emphasis on the promotion of Urdu, Arabic and Persian along with vocational and other important subjects.
   
This shall include vocational and other courses run through Urdu medium as also through distance learning and online mode. Both the Universities will undertake and support staff training in techniques and management, facilitate inter-institutional communication links, support evaluation and applied research, he said.

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