Admission on for online courses on sustainable science

The Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU’s) Chair for Sustainable Development (CSD) announces admission for three online programmes for May 2012 session.

Admission is open for Leadership Programme on Nutrition Security and Sustainable Development (LPNSSD), Appreciation Programme on Sustainable Management of Ganga- A Scientific Approach (APSMG) and Leadership Programme on Himalayan Ecosystems (LPHECO). Last date for submission of application forms is 15th April 2012.

The objective of these programmes is to sensitize the policy makers, administrators, scientists and other stakeholders in the emerging discipline of sustainability science. Detail of these programmes is available on www.ignouonline.ac.in/save

Their eligibility is a graduation degree in any subject. Post-graduate students, researchers, scientists, engineers, medical doctors, stake holders, policy makers, administrators and other professionals with requisite educational qualifications will be given preference.

These online platform courses available on Sustainability Action and Virtual Education (SAVE) offer a complete virtual learning environment suite covering all activities from registration to certification. It consists of integrated multimedia courseware, online counseling and mentoring, 24 x 7 learner support; group based online seminar, online project platform and online term end examination.

The programme duration for APSMG is minimum one and a half months and maximum eight months while that for LPNSSD and LPHECO is minimum one month and maximum six months.