Dalai Lama gets IGNOU degree for world peace and development

IGNOU Vice-Chancellor V N R Pillai announced the transformation of the Pan-African e-Network Project into the India-Africa Virtual University. “As announced by the prime minister in Addis Ababa,we are going to set up the India- Africa Virtual University,” he said.

He also announced the establishment of an Indian Sign Language Research and Training Center at the IGNOU headquarters in Delhi,which would become functional this month itself.

As many as 1,11,898 graduates received their degrees,diplomas and certificates at the convocation at the headquarters as well as the regional centres. Speaking at the occasion,Minister of State for Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) D Purandeswari stated that the quality of education must not be lost in the open or distance-learning mode.

“The ministry (MHRD) is considering economical laptops for children,so they can also benefit from technology,” she said. Minister of State (MOS) for Ministry of External Affairs and HRD E Ahamed expressed concern over the fact that many universities did not concentrate on research,and were becoming “mere degree-providing institutes”. He said,“This is a matter of concern as the global economy is being driven by research,and we cannot afford to be left behind.”