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58 | Profile 2013 CHAPTER 3 CHAIRS OF STUDY n order to link education and training to development needs, beyond the confines of disciplinary constraints, the following Chairs of Study have been established. These Chairs are expected to attract sustained involvement of the industry, education and training institutions outside IGNOU, research establishments in the public and private sectors and build partnerships with them in designing appropriate programmes that will further the objectives of IGNOU. CBCI-IGNOU Chair Phone : 91-11-29571691 E-mail : [email protected] The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) established the CBCI- IGNOU Chair to promote studies in the areas of Family Education, Social Work, HIV/AIDS and Philosophy. The Chair was established with the following objectives: To address the needs of disadvantaged sections of the society through educational programmes, extension activities and research; To develop and launch socially relevant courses and programmes of study such as Social Work, HIV/AIDS, Family Life Education, Substance Abuse and Philosophy; To organize seminars and conferences on important socially relevant themes; To undertake activities to address the concerns of the disadvantaged sections of the society. The Chair has done commendable work during the thirteen years of its existence. The first programme developed by the Chair in this area of study was a six months Certificate in HIV and Family Education (CAFE) launched in January, 2002. I In January 2003, a one year Diploma programme in HIV and Family Education (DAFE) was launched. The Bachelor Degree Programme in Social Work (BSW) was launched in July 2004. The Chair also developed a Master in Social Work (MSW) and Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work (PGDSW) which were launched in July 2008 and January 2009 respectively. At present, the Chair has completed the preparation of the M.S.W. (Counselling) programme. The chair also prepared the course materials for M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Social Work. The Chair launched B.A. (Philosophy) programme in the year 2009. This programme is offered through School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies. The M.A. (Philosophy) programme was launched in July 2010. The School of Social Work has been organizing the Annual Mother Teresa Memorial Lecture since 2008 under CBCI Chair. Inaugural of the Mother Teresa Memorial Lecture on “Power of Peace” on October 31, 2012. Prof. Abdul Waheed Khan, former Assistant Director General of UNESCO delivered the Lecture.
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CHAPTER 3
CHAIRS OF STUDY
n order to link education and trainingto development needs, beyond theconfines of disciplinary constraints, the
following Chairs of Study have beenestablished. These Chairs are expected toattract sustained involvement of the industry,education and training institutions outsideIGNOU, research establishments in the publicand private sectors and build partnerships withthem in designing appropriate programmesthat will further the objectives of IGNOU.
CBCI-IGNOU Chair
Phone : 91-11-29571691E-mail : [email protected]
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India(CBCI) and the Indira Gandhi National OpenUniversity (IGNOU) established the CBCI-IGNOU Chair to promote studies in the areasof Family Education, Social Work, HIV/AIDSand Philosophy.
The Chair was established with the followingobjectives:
� To address the needs of disadvantagedsections of the society througheducational programmes, extensionactivities and research;
� To develop and launch socially relevantcourses and programmes of study suchas Social Work, HIV/AIDS, Family LifeEducation, Substance Abuse andPhilosophy;
� To organize seminars and conferenceson important socially relevant themes;
� To undertake activities to address theconcerns of the disadvantaged sectionsof the society.
The Chair has done commendable work duringthe thirteen years of its existence. The firstprogramme developed by the Chair in this areaof study was a six months Certificate in HIVand Family Education (CAFE) launched inJanuary, 2002.
IIn January 2003, a one year Diplomaprogramme in HIV and Family Education(DAFE) was launched.
The Bachelor Degree Programme in SocialWork (BSW) was launched in July 2004.
The Chair also developed a Master in SocialWork (MSW) and Post Graduate Diploma inSocial Work (PGDSW) which were launchedin July 2008 and January 2009 respectively.
At present, the Chair has completed thepreparation of the M.S.W. (Counselling)programme. The chair also prepared thecourse materials for M.Phil. and Ph.D. in SocialWork.
The Chair launched B.A. (Philosophy)programme in the year 2009. Thisprogramme is offered through School ofInterdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies.The M.A. (Philosophy) programme waslaunched in July 2010.
The School of Social Work has been organizingthe Annual Mother Teresa MemorialLecture since 2008 under CBCI Chair.
Inaugural of the Mother Teresa Memorial Lecture on “Power ofPeace” on October 31, 2012. Prof. Abdul Waheed Khan, former
Assistant Director General of UNESCO delivered the Lecture.
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Chair for SustainableDevelopmentPhones : 011-29532374, 011-29571121,
011-29571122
Fax : 011-29532374
E-mail : [email protected]
With the declaration of 2005-2014 as the
decade of Education for Sustainable
Development by United Nations, Indira
Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
established a University level Chair in March
2007, cutting across disciplines and schools,
to develop and promote Education for
Sustainable Development in India. Through
this Chair, the University aims to create
awareness and know-how to a wide
spectrum of scientists, environmentalists,
administrators, social scientists, policy makers
and enlightened corporate sectors on the
urgent and imperative need to put
sustainability in the centre of all their
endeavours. The eminent agricultural scientist
Professor M.S. Swaminathan is the Honorary
Chair.
The objectives of the chair are
to undertake:
● Capacity building in Sustainability Science
and Sustainable Development;
● Field Based Action Research Projects and
Programmes in seven Major Ecosystems
with a focus on pro-nature, pro-poor,
pro-women and pro-employment under
the theme of Sustainable Development;
● Development of educational and training
materials for sustainable development
with reference to the different
ecosystems of the country, based on field
projects;
● Policy Studies for Sustainable
Development for preparing National Policy
on Sustainable Development; and
● Preparation of a database on resource
persons and institutions, training
methodologies and case studies
regarding sustainable development;
compile them and set up an e-library.
I. PROGRAMME ON OFFER(ONLINE)
A. P.G. DIPLOMA
1. Post Graduate Diploma inSustainability Science(PGDSS)
The objectives of the programme are to:
● enhance awareness and impart
knowledge on urgent measures to be
taken to limit population explosion,
promote unsustainable lifestyle, and
generation of non-polluting and
recyclable e-wastes and synthetic
chemicals;
● transform green revolution into
evergreen revolution so that agriculture
is no longer a destroyer of forests and
biodiversity; and
● put “ecology” in the centre of economic
development.
B. APPRECIATION/LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMES
2. Appreciation Programme onSustainability Science(APSS)
This programme is rooted in the principles
of Agenda 21. It endeavours to
promote Sustainable Development with
a global spirit of “Our Common Future”,
to rescue planet Earth from the brink of
collapse. The Appreciation Programme
also takes cognizance of the threat of
climate change to sustainable
development.
3. Leadership Programme onNutrition Security andSustainable Development(LPNSSD)
This programme intends to sensitize and
guide policy and programme leaders to
rely more on evidence based
programming for achieving nutrition
security and sustainable development.
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4. Appreciation Programme onSustainable Management ofWetlands (APSMW)
The objectives are to:
● provide basic knowledge about theimportance of wetlands, the cause of theirdegradation, restoration efforts andsustainable management;
● enhance awareness on the role ofwetlands on social, cultural and livelihooddimensions of the dependentcommunities; and
● build capacity to meet the challenges ofglobal warming, sea level rise andsafeguarding lives and livelihoods of thecoastal communities.
5. Appreciation Programme OnSustainable Management ofGanga – A ScientificApproach (APSMG)
The major objectives of the programme areto:
● create awareness about the significanceof the national river Ganga and itsconnectivity with our civilization andculture;
● trace the source, origin and journey ofthe Ganga, its tributaries, upstream anddownstream linkages;
● characterize the Indo-Gangetic Plainscovering agriculture, industrialdevelopment, ecology and environmentaspects and issues thereof; and
● identify and analyse issues related topublic health – water and vector-bornediseases, sanitation, waste disposalsystems, economy, livelihood security, anddemographic dimensions.
6. Leadership Programme onHimalayan Ecosystems(LPHECO)
The objectives are to:
● sensitize and strengthen awareness about
the Himalayan ecosystems in the contextof Sustainable Development;
● link and evolve the linkages of livelihoodand ecological security in the mountainregion; and
● improve the awareness among thestakeholders about the impact of climatechange and management.
7. Appreciation Programme onSustainable Management ofBiodiversity (APSMBIO)
The sustainable management ofbiodiversity is one of the importantchallenges facing humanity; one thatrequires the active participation ofdedicated professionals who arecommitted to the interdisciplinary natureof the subject. In this context, the aimof this Appreciation programme is to:
● promote awareness for sustainablemanagement of biodiversity formainstreaming biodiversity;
● facil itate a critical appreciation/understanding of the scienceunderpinning biodiversity as this willprovide for the growing need forexpertise in sustainable management ofbiodiversity in a changing climate; and
● sensitize people to the issues aroundbiodiversity, threats posed to it as thiswould promote the conservation ofspecies diversity, genetic diversity, andbiological diversity of ecosystems.
II. ACTION RESEARCH PROJECTS
● “Biotechnological Interventions andEducational Initiatives for StrengtheningEcological Security and ExpandingLivelihood Options of Kuttanad WetlandEcosystem, Kerala, India”.
● “Sustainable Biomass SystemDevelopment in the North East, India - ACase Study in Manipur” funded byEDNERU.
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chairon Social Change andDevelopment
Phones: 011-29536273, 011-29572755Fax : 011-29536273E-mail : [email protected];
The objectives are to disseminate the ideasand thoughts of Dr Ambedkar. This is donethrough organising academic programmes,seminars, workshops, lectures, films etc.directed towards achieving his goal of a societybased on liberty, equality and fraternity. Itwill undertake projects of documenting thehistory of the movement, for instance, the‘Dalit Heritage Biography Project’, under whichthe biographies of activists in the anticastemovements would be documented.
Mother Teresa ChairThe ‘Mother Teresa Chair ’ has beenestablished in the School of Social Work.
The objectives of the Chair are thefollowing:
a) To promote socially relevant programmesin the area of philanthropy and Inter-religious studies;
b) To undertake extension activitiestargeting the HIV infected, leprosypatients, street children, refugees,destitute and other vulnerablepopulations;
c) To organize training and skill developmentprogrammes for socio-economicdevelopment of vulnerable sections of thesociety;
d) To organize training, workshops,seminars, conferences on relevant topics;
e) To celebrate philanthropic day every yearon August 26th, the birthday of blessedMother Teresa; and
f ) To institute awards and scholarships.
Launching of Appreciation Programme on Sustainable Management of Biodiversity on the occasion ofInternational Day for Biological Diversity by Dr. S. Ayyappan, Secretary of DARE and DDG (ICAR)
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Sir C.V. Raman Chair forScience Education
Phones : 011-29572868, 011-2953390,011-29572833
Fax : 011-29532167
The Sir C.V. Raman Chair for ScienceEducation, established to promotemathematics and science education, is locatedin the School of Sciences. This Chair has beenmandated to initiate, plan and coordinatevarious academic activities in the projectmode. The activities would include creatingcourses/programmes, writing books, creatingmulti-media material for different levels oflearning, advice on innovative methods forscience education and use of technology indistance mode. The Chair will also map out
policies for national initiatives or for furtheringthe cause of science/mathematics educationnationally/internationally. It will promoteteaching, research and curricular developmentin these areas.
Tagore Chair
Phone : 011-29536441Fax : 011-29532175E-mail : [email protected]
The Chair is situated in the School ofHumanities. Prof. U.R. Ananthamurthy is theChair Professor. It was established to organisesymposia, seminars and undertake researchstudies on the Indian literature. The Chair ispreparing a Tagore Reader in different Indianlanguages.
