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IGNOU redefines education in NE: Jacob
Shillong,
Mar
18:
Meghalaya
Governor
M
M
Jacob
has
lauded
Indira
Gandhi
National
Open
University
(IGNOU)
for
playing
a
leading
role
in
redefining
education
to
meet
the
changing
needs
of
the
society.
Addressing
the
18th
Convocation
of
IGNOU
here
yesterday,
Mr
Jacob
said
at
present
IGNOU
offers
up
to
129
programmes
and
the
span
of
programmes
ranges
from
the
awareness
level
to
the
cutting
edge
level
in
the
frontiers
of
knowledge.
''The
university
offers
high
quality,
innovative
and
need-based
programmes
at
different
levels,
especially
to
the
disadvantaged
segments
of
society,
at
affordable
costs
by
using
a
variety
of
media
and
technology,
''
Mr
Jacob
said.
The
use
of
technology
by
the
University
had
added
a
new
dimension
in
distance
and
open
learning
system,
especially
in
strengthening
the
learners'
support
services,
Mr
Jacob
asserted.
He
said
for
the
educational
development
of
the
North
Eastern
region,
the
university
had
executed
the
North
East
Project
(NEP),
funded
by
the
Prime
Minister's
non-lapsable
fund.
The
university
had
also
taken
initiative
to
train
the
untrained
in-service
school
teachers
of
the
region
through
the
innovative
certificate
programmes
in
primary
education,
Mr
Jacob
informed.
UNI
