Academic I.T Programmes -
Annamalai University
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HMH International Education Consultants
Pte Ltd, Singapore is the brain child of an Indian resident
of Singapore. He has been engaged in trade over decades and
has made his fortune in trade. Over the years he has seen
ethnic Indians residing in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand
and other neighbouring countries trying to acquire higher
educational qualification at a huge cost to better their status
in their professions and in society. And he has found also
that campus centred face to face instruction is being progressively
priced and out of reach of all common middle class aspirants
in the countries of Southeast Asia. The attempts by educational
institutions in that region to provide an effective substitute
in the form of distance education programmes of the US, UK,
Australian and Canadian Universities have also been beyond
the reach of those who aspire for higher education as they
are obliged to spend at least one semester on the respective
campuses of the Universities to qualify for their degrees
and diplomas .
The large-hearted Non Resident Indian
trader of Singapore felt that something must be done to make
things easier for those who thirst for knowledge and are eager
to better their prospects through education. He is a South
Indian and his home is not far from the Temple of Knowledge
founded by Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar of Chettinad. He decided
that it was best that he took on himself the spread of the
distance education programmes of Annamalai University, not
only to these parts of Asia but all over the globe.
The Pro-chancellor, Vice -Chancellor
and the other authorities have been satisfied with the caliber
of professionals in the service of the HMH International Education
Consultants Pts Ltd, Singapore and the infrastructure they
have in place to deliver distance education programmes at
the university level.
They are also impressed by the earnestness
of the founder of the HMH International Education Consultants
Pte Ltd, Singapore and the means he has at his disposal for
the stupendous task of delivering the distance education programmes
of the Annamalai University.
Hence it is, that the request of
the founder of the HMH International Education Consultants
Pte Ltd, Singapore found ready welcome at Annamalainagar and
from the academic year 2000 - 2001 HMH International Education
Consultants Pte Ltd, Singapore will be the sole coordinator
of all the distance education programmes of Annamalai University
in all countries of the Old and the New World other than India.
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The Directorate of Distance Education established in 1979 offers
three hundred and seventy eight different programmes of study under
the Regular Stream and the Open University System. It is credited
with the largest enrolment in India and is well equipped with computer
and other infrastructure, adequate teaching Faculty and Administrative
set-up of its own, study centres, computer training centres etc.,
to serve its student's clientele in their best interest at their
door steps. It has also the unique distinction of offering first
in India, Postgraduate Degree Programmes in Applied Psychology,
Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bioinformatics and Law through
Distance Education mode. The Directorate has introduced Dual Degree
System to enable a candidate to acquire TWO degrees in just FOUR
years with a significant focus on Information Technology education.
In the direction of research the Directorate of Distance Education
is offering the M.Phil. Programme in 28 disciplines, Programmes
on Fashion Design, Textile Design, Interior Design, Hotel Management
and Catering Technology Programmes, Twinning Programme, Programmes
on Health Science, Commonwealth Youth Programme, Yoga, Music and
Film & Television Technology Programme.
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