GNK ENGLISH NEWS DESK
July 7, 2022
MANUU starts sub regional centre at Varanasi
Hyderabad:
Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has established it’s Sub Regional Centre (SRC) at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to cater the educational needs of Urdu speaking population of Purvanchal region.
Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan, Vice-Chancellor, MANUU along with Prof. TN Singh, Director, IIT Patna and Prof. Anand Kumar Tyagi, Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith inaugurated the center yesterday evening.
MANUU’s Directorate of Distance Education has 9 Regional Centres, 5 SRCs and 134 Learner Support Centres across the country.
Prof. Ainul Hasan in his inaugural address said that the establishment of MANUU’s SRC in the heart of cultural and educational city like Banaras will definitely benefit the youths beside they will also be able to acquire higher education in Urdu language. This centre will facilitate the students of Varanasi, Deoria, Mirzapur, Azamgarh and other districts of Purvanchal, he further added.
Prof. T.N. Singh said that each human being should have the right to educate and whoever wants to study should have easy access for acquiring it. Prof. Anand Kumar Tyagi also spoke on the occasion.
Prof. Mohammad Fariyad, Head, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, who coordinated in establishing the centre, said that Urdu University is celebrating its 25th Silver Jubilee year and the Vice Chancellor Prof. Ainul Hasan has decided to set up a Sub Regional Center in Banaras on this occasion. The centre will facilitate students to pursue MA (Urdu, English, Islamic Studies), BA, BCom and diploma courses in Journalism & Teach English through Distance Education, he added.
Dr. Mohd. Shamsuddin, Assistant Regional Director, Varanasi Center, welcomed the guests and supervised the arrangements.
CRPF 95 Battalion Commandant, Anil Warkish, AK Lari, Prof. Sanjay, Prof. Aziz Haider, Ehtesham Abidi, Farman Haider, Haji Akhlaq, Haji Maqbool Hassan, Haji Manzoor Ahmed, Dr. Janesh, Maulana Shakeel Ansari, Muhammad Javed, Dr. Archana Singh, Dr. Jyotima, Prashant Gupta, Manoj Kumar, Mohammad Irshad, Mohammad Aftab and others attended the inaugural.
(Abid Abdul Wasay)
Public Relations Officer
