The Central University of Odisha has added a feather in its cap by bagging the ‘Emerging University of the Year in Tribal Areas’ award recently.
The award, instituted under Study World Annual Excellency Awards, was received by Vice-Chancellor of the University Surabhi Banerjee from Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor recently.
Veteran journalists Karan Thapar and Nalini Menon and other noted media persons were present on the occasion.
The Central University of Odisha was selected as the ‘Emerging University of the Year in Tribal Areas’ in the opinion poll conducted by the organisers and on the recommendation of the jury.
The University formed in 2009 under the Central Universities Act, 2009 is presently conducting Master’s programme in eight subjects.
Research programmes have also been introduced from the upcoming academic session in five centres of the University.
The academic programme will also begin in the new campus of the university at Sunabeda. Courses in teacher education, education technology, healthcare and a school of law will also be introduced by the Central University at Koraput in the academic session of 2013-2014.
CUO will begin admissions this year to various courses under its newly opened school of Education and Education Technology.
The courses include Masters in Education Technology and one-year BEd and two year MEd courses.
It has already conducted three Convocations in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Eminent social thinker of Odisha Annapurna Moharana was conferred degree of Honoris Causa along with eminent scientist Prof Bikash Sinha and Prof Anil Gupta in 2012.
Noted social thinker Tulasi Munda was conferred degree of Honoris Causa in 2013.
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