IGNOU launches programme on sustainability science
April 29th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched an online post-graduate diploma programme on sustainability science to cater to those who are curious about the environment and the Earth, an official said Friday.
“Sustainability is anticipation or what is likely to happen, for example, with the monsoon, rainfall and winds,” secretary, ministry of earth sciences, Shailesh Nayak said after formally launching the programme.
According to the university, graduates from social and natural sciences streams, policy makers, administrators, scientists, educators and the general public are eligible to pursue the programme, which has a minimum duration of one year and a maximum of four years.
“With the launch, IGNOU has become one of the very few universities in the world and the first in the country to start sustainability science as a new discipline,” said IGNOU Vice Chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai.
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