Skip to main content

Kerala launches India's 1st digital varsity, set to be global hub for e-learning

 
Over the past five years, Kerala has been a state of trend setters. So it should come as no surprise that the state, which has already launched a lot of first-in-the-country projects, came up with another in the form of a digital university. As is customary for Kerala in most of the previous projects, this one too is a pathbreaking venture in the country.

It was Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan who inaugurated Kerala University of Digital Sciences Innovation and Technology based in Technocity at Mangalapuram, the first phase of which now completed with an academic and hostel block. The varsity is an outcome of the state's resolve to embrace new technologies and the continued efforts to use them for producing positive changes in people. It is expected to be a global hub for higher learning and technology. 

Setting international standards in digital education for higher studies, the varsity will provide a digital platform for those wanting to pursue postgraduate and research activities. Apart from laying focus on higher studies and continued studies for new learners and re-learners, it will make the state the new hub for digital education. 

 With this venture, the state looks to groom keeping them up to date with the most modern technologies. The university has partnered with a number of mainstream institutions across the globe to provide quality education and research possibilities for the students. Besides, the varsity will forge a strong relationship with the industry sector, so students will face no difficulties in landing jobs matching their profiles.

Looking to ensure international standards, the university, as a first step, formed five departments incorporating science, technology and humanity. The departments are School of Digital Science; School of Computer Science and Engineering; School of Electronics Systems and Automation; School of Informatics; and School of Humanities and Liberal Arts. 

Each school will offer master’s in computer science, informatics, applied electronics and humanities with various specialisation in the industry 4.0 world. The adoption of technology in design, pedagogy, and assessment, is a key driving factor for the university that offers a number of programmes in cutting edge technology. The university will head the Digital Transformation Initiatives announced by the Kerala Government.

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The reason behind hunger-free Kerala

When the country enforced a blanket lockdown to check the spread of Covid-19, a large section of people were pushed to the brink of hunger crisis. One of the worst hit were destitute, daily wage labourers, migrants and many who make the floating population. But a timely intervention by the Kerala Government made sure these vulnerable sections were not left starving. Rising to the occasion, the Kerala government set up 1,255 kitchens in 14 districts in the state and distributed food packets to the needy. Community kitchen, as the kind gesture was named, gave away up to 3 lakh food packets a day, saving hundreds of people who were in danger of starvation during lockdown.   A first of its kind initiative, the scheme was aimed at keeping everyone in the state hunger-free and was implemented through the local bodies of Kerala, with Ernakulam, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur districts receiving the most number of kitchens. The free food packets were served lar...
Post a Comment
Read more

Under this govt, owning a house no longer a dream

Owning a house is not an easy feat. For many, it takes a lifetime of savings to build one while for others, banks can help out with home loans. In any case, the bulk of people’s wages goes into constructing a house. But, what about those whose dreams of owning a house are beyond their financial capabilities? That is where governments can chip in with financial assistance, and that is exactly what the Kerala government has done through its LIFE Mission programme. The kind gesture from the state brought back smiles to the faces of people who once thought building a house was beyond their reach. The state has, so far, constructed 2.51 lakh houses for its citizens who did not have any fixed abode for long. Those who meet the eligibility for the government assistance can avail the service by applying online.  Under the programme, the applicant will receive Rs 4 lakh for a house, to which the Centre makes a contribution of Rs 72,000 in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) rural and Rs 1.5...
Post a Comment
Read more