Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: NALCO’s CMD, Tapan Chand, has sought OSU’s collaboration to provide talent schooling to the children of western Odisha.
“We are drafting a proposal to beautify the employability of underprivileged, younger process seekers,” stated Prof. Srikant Mohapatra, Vice-Chancellor, OSU, on the eve of the fourth Foundation Day of the Odisha State Open University held Monday at the district auditorium (Tapaswini), Sambalpur.
Open and remote gaining knowledge doesn’t create discovered human beings. It creates rookies, said Prof. Marmar Mukhopadhyay, Director of Educational Technology and Management Academy, New Delhi.
Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, Chairman-cum-MD, NALCO, was the chief visitor at the event. Professor Atal Chaudri, Vice-Chancellor, VSSUT; Professor S.C. Garg, Vice-Chancellor, Usha Martin University; and former MLA Dr. Raseswari Panigrahi also attended.
The event also saw the University signing two MoUs with Usha Martin University, Ranchi, and the Jean Foundation of New Delhi for an alternative self-mastering cloth.
The Odisha State Open University, considering the unique undertaking of the state authorities for presenting instructional opportunities, has jurisdiction over the entire state of Odisha.
Under the stewardship of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Srikant Mohapatra, the university functions through a community nearby. It looks at nationwide centers to satisfy its mandate to offer first-rate schooling, research, and education facilities at lower prices.
In addition to diploma, certificate, and modular programs, the Odisha State Open University offers bachelor’s, master’s, and PG degree programs in conventional and professional topics.
Last year, the University received approval for nearly all its Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) programs.
The UGC’s Distance Education Bureau has permitted OSU to offer 26 guides via the open and distance-gaining knowledge mode.
OSOU’s growing alum base now stands at around 2,600, with three-quarters coming from the state’s rural hinterland.
“In four years, we admitted 12,000 students. Seventy in step, with cent of them, hail from rural areas,” declared Prof. Mohapatra.
The down-to-earth price structure and the robust community of study centers covering almost every district of Odisha allow the underprivileged to access schooling through OSU.
One of OSU’s plus points is its extensive use of technology to deliver education. Its interactive website serves as a virtual classroom-cum-library. Students have 24/7 access online to look at clothes and upload lectures through specialists.
“Believe me, a University can run through a mobile phone,” said Prof. Mohapatra. OSU has released its cellular application in the Google Play Store. It permits students to apply for admission via their cellular phones.
Prof. Srikant Mohapatra insisted on low-cost technology, retaining college students in mind by offering distance schooling.
Considering its quality and excellence in better schooling, the World Bank sanctioned OSU Rs 25 crore.
What is distance learning?
Distance learning means educating yourself at home and without going anywhere else. It is an independent study or group study. Distance learning institutes provide all the courses to students without having to go to regular classes.
In today’s world, everyone is too busy. Everyone has no time for himself. Our youngsters want to earn themselves and not depend on anyone, even their parents. They want to do a job and study. They do their jobs and study at the same time.
So, if they are doing a job, how can they study? How can they attend their classes regularly? The answer to this question is straightforward: Distance learning. It is called the college without classes. Distance learning is specially developed for people who want to continue their studies along with their jobs. In distance colleges, they study themselves and are not burdened to attend classes.