Indira Gandhi National Open University

Indira Gandhi National Open University er et statlig universitetssystem i India med campus i New Delhiusta i delstaten Delhi, India. Det ble opprettet i 1985 av Indias nasjonalforsamling, gjennom Indira Gandhi National Open University Act. Undervisningen skjer som fjernundervisning og såkalt åpen undervisning, og studentene bor i ulike deler av India. Universitetet har sekretariatet for Global Mega Universities Network (GMUNET), støttet av UNESCO. Sudiene tilbys til studerende i India samt i 35 andre land, i et nettverk av 58 regionale sentra, syv lokale sentra, 1 400 studiesentra og 41 sentra i utlandet. De ulike skolene under IGNOU er: 1. School of Humanities 2. School of Social Sciences 3. School of Sciences 4. School of Education 5. School of Continuing Education 6. School of Engineering & Technology 7. School of Management Studies 8. School of Health Sciences 9. School of Computer & Information Sciences 10. School of Agriculture 11. School of Law 12. School of Journalism and New Media Studies 13. School of Gender and Development Studies 14. School of Tourism Hospitality Service Sectoral Management 15. School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies 16. School of Social Work 17. School of Vocational Education and Training 18. School of Extension and Development Studies 19. School of Foreign Languages 20. School of Translation Studies and Training 21. School of Performing and Visual Arts Ved universitetet var det 1,8 millioner registrerte studenter (439 500 høyere grads studenter) og 1 462 vitenskapelig ansatte i 2005. Studiene gis opp til bachelornivå. Referanser Eksterne lenker Indira Gandhi National Open University