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Monday, May 10, 2004
Ignou makes mark worldwide in distant learning SUROJIT - MAHALANOBIS, Times of India
Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) has taken the world of academic sphere by storm, claimed a study paper of the University. With expansion in 26 nations, including the Commonwealth ones, the University by far has touched all continents and has become an Indian symbol in open and distance education. The University has enrolled over 10 lakh students, making it the second giga open university after China 's. At an exclusive to TNN in New Delhi , the University spokesman Ravi Mohan mentioned the study and said, the University has many new schemes up its sleeves and has created strength to become a force in world's education map soon. Its tentacles in United Kingdom having been well-received for quite sometime now, Ignou has especially gained popularity in the open and distance learning (ODL) area, he said quoting noted Unesco academic John Daniel. Ignou learners are mostly hardworking workers and professionals, who continue their pursuit for higher education while carrying out professional duties, the study maintains.
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