Over 3000 Guyanese students commence online Indian scholarships
High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Dr KJ Srinivasa recently participated in the inauguration and orientation programme of Jain “Deemed To Be” University in Bangalore.
The event was for 3000 Guyanese students who were accepted to study in India for the academic year 2021. Education Minister Priya Manickchand, Public Service Minister Sonia Parag, Special Adviser at Jain University Dr Vijay Jolly and officials of Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) and a number of students were also part of the event.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand
Jain “Deemed To Be” University along with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has been selected by the Education Ministry, Government of Guyana, under the GOAL to provide online scholarships to Guyanese.
Out of the 6225 online scholarship awardees, 2689 will study at the Jain “Deemed To Be” University and 1672 at IGNOU. In addition, Sherlock Institute of India will offer 215 online scholarships this year.
Thus, 73.5 per cent of the online scholarships that are being offered by the Guyanese Government will be provided by Indian universities. These two Indian universities are also working along with the GOAL initiative with the aim of offering PhD and other programmes in Guyana.
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) had also organised an online Staff Development Programme (SDP) for the functionaries of Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) recently.
High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Dr KJ Srinivasa during the virtual event
Dr KJ Srinivasa was also the Chief Guest at the event. IGNOU is launching a series of short-term courses of six to eight weeks covering various aspects of open and distance learning.
These courses are on Management of Open and Distance Education and Developing Self-Learning Material. The event was attended by a number of participants from Guyana including senior officials of the Ministry of Education, GOAL and Vice Chancellor, Head of Departments and senior professors of IGNOU.
Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) had signed an MoU with the Education Ministry on October 1, 2021. Through the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) initiative, IGNOU also held a virtual orientation on October 1, 2021, for approximately 922 Guyanese students that will be attending the University.
