The new schools will be launched to offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in public policy, mathematics and data science, indigenous knowledge and tribal studies, media studies, and philosophy and religion studies. Delhi Education Minister Atishi conducted a review meeting with the officials from the higher education department and Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) on the same to discuss the development of the new schools.
Ambedkar University to launch 5 new schools to offer UG, PG courses in AY 2023-24, Check details
Ambedkar University has announced that it will launch five new schools for science and social science from the academic year 2023-24. The new schools will be launched to offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in public policy, mathematics and data science, indigenous knowledge and tribal studies, media studies, and philosophy and religion studies.
Delhi Education Minister Atishi conducted a review meeting with the officials from the higher education department and Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) on the same to discuss the development of the new schools.
"The addition of these new schools at AUD is a positive step towards improving the quality of higher education in India, and preparing students as per rapidly changing industrial demands. Programmes offered by AUD will especially focus on developing new age 21st-century skills among students," she said.
"The programmes to be offered by the new schools are being designed in consultation with experts and this will help in bridging the gap between academic research and practical applications," Atishi said.
The Minister further added that the schools will raise the benchmark for innovative higher education in the country and promote diversity and innovation.
"The new schools will incorporate 21st-century skills into their curriculum, including critical thinking, problem-solving, digital literacy, collaboration, entrepreneurship and global awareness. The addition of the five schools is part of the university's expansion project that aims to enhance student strength to about 26,000 in the future. The Delhi government is building two new campuses of the university at Dheerpur and Rohini," the statement added.
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