Sep 14, 2010
IGNOU began a tele- education programme in 2008 after signing an agreement with Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL). Rs 5.43 billion were being funded by the Indian government on this project.
With over 2.8 million students and 138 courses running around 3,000 centres it is now able to reach overseas students in 60 centres including Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Somalia, Rwanda, Senegal, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Botswana, Benin.
Viral Wakhlu, TCIL's director of technical division said, "It's a collaborative move. We have set up connectivity terminals with Ethiopian authorities for wireless communication,"
For academic and vocational courses, the tele-education network is very popular. A two –way interaction between the students and teachers have been enabled via mobile telephony and other tools .
"We want to cater to all sections of civilians who want to get back to their studies. These people aspire to be self-employed and we at IGNOU want to give them a platform." Said,Silima Nanda, director in the international division at IGNOU.
