Mumbai University To Go Digital: New Online Courses To Be Introduced

The Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University, Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh has plans to make the Mumbai University digital within the next year. He also plans to introduced long-distance online courses for easy access by students. The online courses will include courses in subjects like social sciences, natural sciences and others like music.

 

Under the virtual education network (VSAT), about 40 virtual classrooms will be started across the campuses of Mumbai University. These will use satellite based broadcasting for lectures.

According to reports, the VC has assured that, all students passing out of the Mumbai University next year will be given digital certificates. Also, the digital access to marks has already been enabled for previous years students on the website.

Mumbai University To Go Digital By Next Year

But these assurances have come despite the undecided fate of its longstanding contract with MKCL, its digital partner, for transfer of digital data of over 6 lakh students enrolled in the university. The VC has also assured that steps are being taken for upgradation of the existing infrastructure, along with the addition of new.

A new initiative called the 'Friends of Mumbai University' has also been launched, which would help in mobilising resources by voluntary givers. The aim is to rope in people from across states and countries, who are 'well-wishers' of the university, and who will help in the development of the university, on an ideology of philanthropy.

He also announced that access to digital mark sheets has already been made available to the students through the official website.

For Quick Alerts
Subscribe Now  
For Quick Alerts
ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS  
For Daily Alerts

--Or--
Select a Field of Study
Select a Course
Select UPSC Exam
Select IBPS Exam
Select Entrance Exam
Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Settings X