Peace education introduced in Nagaland University

Updated on: Monday, November 08, 2010

With grants from the UGC, the Nagaland University has opened a center for Gandhian studies and research at its main campus Lumami near Mokokchung.
The center, which aims at imparting peace education from the Gandhian perspective, will offer a three-month certificate course to 13 students from November 15, the centre's director Prof A Lanu Ao informed in a release.
 
Under the sociology department, the centre would offer short term certificate and diploma courses leading to postgraduate degree in Gandhian philosophy in future, carry out research projects on different themes on peace related aspects and conduct extension programmes on peace and development, conflict resolution and community development through people's participation, the release said.

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