IGNOU regional centre inaugurated

Updated on: Thursday, January 06, 2011

Defence Minister A K Antony inaugurated the Regional Centre of the Indira GandhiNational Open University (IGNOU) at a function here.  
Speaking on the occasion, he expressed the hope that the centre would help in the progress of education.
  
A joint effort was necessary from all irrespective of party affiliation for bringing development in Kerala,he said.
  
Union minister of state for home Mullappally Ramachandran presided.
   
The Centre will be the 62nd Regional Centre of the University and the third in Kerala after Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi.
   
With the opening of the centre, students from Malabar region, including Kasargod, kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad district could approach the Vadakara centre for their course requirements.
   
About 356 courses are being offered by the IGNOU presently and It has now over three crore learners all overIndia.
  
Besides the mainstream academic level courses, the university also offers skill development courses through community colleges.
   
With the launch of the centre, four study centres and 28 local support centres functioning in Malabar will come under its supervision.

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